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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Perhaps you should offer all the firms you want to
tender an £80 fee for their estimates or ask Whitechapel to waive theirs
in the circumstances? For the combined expertise involved it is still cheaper
than a Structural Engineers report or an initial Bat survey report come to
that! </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=richard@n8M_izPQoJ9hXLlvUZqHYWnfN6WEiDNMiKjLJAXSl88k88Io0iflsJeQYhc45LUDo8KsHgwivq4IB-s0P5B0sh6J3D4.yahoo.invalid href="mailto:richard@ixxaQaisCyLuEregPTPWuCfnIgwrdKhH_FhnsAiNF1T4orBR2WCLHwJFyf5x-AMatcDrzzkMse_Bcw.yahoo.invalid">Richard
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 19, 2010 7:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]
Whitechapel charges</DIV>
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<P>Peter Trent wrote:<BR>> The Churchwarden of most recent project that I
have had dealings <BR>> with deliberately chose Whitechapel because they
felt that by paying <BR>> them for a professional service it showed a
serious enquiry on their <BR>> part, of what is just an initial
investigation as to the feasibility of <BR>> funding a restoration and not
just using the free service and good <BR>> nature of the other firms...
even though he was supplied with all the <BR>> names and contact
details<BR>> PJT<BR><BR>Our case is different. We are very definitely
proceeding. Even already <BR>procured the back three of a new ring of 10. We
want a new frame, <BR>fittings and a front 7! Its definite business, not an
initial <BR>investigation.<BR><BR>Richard<BR></P></DIV><!-- end group email --></BODY></HTML>