To pull out

Act out the flash of conversation using the substitutions for the phrase in italics. Complete the dialogue giving your reasons.

A. We're very disappointed in your firm. You've failed to execute the work on time.

B. Well, that's right. Many things went wrong and we are thinking of

pulling out of the consortium. A. In principle the agreement provides for that, but...

Substitutions: to deliver the equipment; to hire labour; to arrange for trans­portation; to carry out the design work; to construct the access roads

VII. Compare the style of these phrases.

Phrases from a business letter: Phrases from a business talk:

Please let us have your views on the We'd like to know what you think

proposal. about our proposal.

We also advise you... We'd like to tell you...

We trust... We believe...

It may lead to divulging commercial It may lead to giving away com-

secrets. mercial secrets.

The members shall be jointly and The members will be jointly and

severally liable to the customer. personally liable to the cus­
tomer.

A member shall have the right to A member should have the right to

withdraw from the consortium. pull out of the consortium.

VIII. Fill in prepositions or adverbs wherever necessary. Discuss the
letter.

December 12, 20... Dear Sirs,

We, the Friendship Consortium, having examined the Tender Documents...the execution of the Civil Works for the Iron and Steel Complex, offer to carry... the said works... conformity... the conditions of Contract. How­ever, we ask you to amend the clauses given below as follows:

1. The Clause "Expatriate Labour" should stipulate that the Purchaser shall render all assistance required... securing the quotas, permits and vi­sas for expatriates (personnel and skilled labour of the Consortium).

2. The Clause "Commencement of Works" should stipulate that the works shall be understood to start... the date when all the following condi­tions are met... the Purchaser: the whole site is handed us; the

downpayment is received... us; electric power is supplied... the site.

Should you require any further clarifications regarding the Tender, we are always... your disposal to attend meetings... any time and place... your convenience.

We wish to stress, that if you place the contract... us, no effort shall be spared to fulfil the works... your full satisfaction.

Yours faithfully,

quota n квота permit n разрешение ^! downpayment n зд. аванс to spare no effort не щадить усилий ■;

amend v вносить изменения expatriate labour зд. иностранные

рабочие и персонал secure v зд. получать

IX. Fill in articles or possessive pronouns wherever necessary. Discuss the letter.

March 1,20.... Dear Sirs,

First we wish to thank you very much for... spirit of cooperation and understanding you displayed in... at... time of... participation in the Ten­der. Our joint efforts were crowned with success:... tender is awarded to the Consortium.

We also advise you that after... acceptance of... tender, our Mr Ivanov,... representative of... Leader of... Consortium, paid... visit to... and con­ducted... preliminary talks with... Customer. During... negotiations it was agreed that the talks on signing the contract would start on April 15, 20.... It was also tentatively decided that the contract would be initialled and signed at... end of April.

Besides, during... talks, the Customer handed over to... Mr Ivanov... comments on... Draft Contract, submitted to the Customer after... accep­tance of... Tender.

Since... solution of technical and financial questions pertaining to the Customer's comments on... Draft Contract can only be reached jointly, we suggest holding talks in Moscow starting on April 2, 20....

Attached you will find... list of the Customer's comments on the Draft Contract so that you could get ready for... talks.

Furthermore we wish to point out that the Customer wants to have | writing... alternative proposals on... following matters:

1) amount of mobilization expenses;

2) preparation of roads and bridges for the transportation of... heavy and oversized equipment;

3) procedure of tests and guarantee maintenance.

Awaiting... information of the date of your arrival in Moscow, we re­main

Yours faithfully,

to be crowned увенчаться

pertaining to prp касающийся, связанный

X. Read these letters and do the assignments given below each of them.

1. April 28, 20...

Dear Sirs,

We have received your letter of March 10, 20... with a proposal to em­ploy the agency firm L. Peterson Ltd as mediator for the consortium in con­structing the project for the Customer.

While appreciating your efforts to organize the work of our consortium in the best possible way we have to tell you that over some years we have been doing business in the country and have been represented by Holzmann International who have been handling our business very well.

So we do not think it reasonable to change the agency company when we feel entirely satisfied with its activities.

Furthermore, the commission which you write the agent is going to charge is more than we are prepared to pay. We are afraid that other mem­bers of our consortium may be in a similar position.

Under the circumstances we suggest that each member should have an agent who will be invited to participate at the consortium meetings.

There is every hope to believe that this arrangement will be of value to the consortium and that the agency firms will benefit us with their wide experience and information.

We should be obliged if you would include the question in the agenda of the meeting of the consortium members to be held in June, so that the mem­bers could exchange opinions on the matter.

Yours faithfully, mediator л посредник

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