Chapter 265 Selection and Statement
Lin Ruoyan had inquired about Jamalani's stance and believed he wouldn't be corrupted by the West. As for the rumors, they were probably just bait, spreading rumors out of concern. Perhaps they would have a secret ballot, with a large circle of experts distributing power so that no one outside knew who had voted for which company.
Jamalani, however, can carefully arrange his choices and ultimately make the right decision on who to choose.
Lamond still viewed these local administrators through the lens of colonialism and compradorism, his tactics of bribery and co-optation being blunt and crude. Jamalani was probably well aware of the fangs and schemes behind his feigned friendliness.
Of course, the bidding management department has given all companies that want to develop copper mines a fair opportunity to bid. Perhaps their bids can also mention some innovative and truly good technical concepts. The fact that the additional conditions are relatively strict and there are other disadvantages does not prevent the local copper mines from being sold at a good price.
It was not until the day of the bid opening that the participating companies learned that they would first select the top two candidates through secret ballot among 19 experts, who would then present their bids on the spot.
Bidding documents all follow a standardized format, without the names of the bidders, and are all in English. Worst of all, the evaluation experts may not even know they've been selected for the evaluation committee the day before. They're practically forced into a closed meeting room, completely cut off from the outside world. They must fully deliberate on the bid documents, unaffected by external influence.
No outsiders were allowed into the venue at this time. Soldiers were stationed around the venue, and a cordon was in place. Bidding companies could send representatives to wait outside for the results, but were also advised to return to their respective camp hotels and await a phone call. The timing of the results depended on the speed of the experts, and it typically took more than a day or two. After all, the bid documents were numerous and complex, and it would take the experts a long time to thoroughly review them all.
Jamalani was also present at the meeting. His focus was not on the technical aspects of the document, but on the core idea of the entire document.
Find out what the bidding company wants to do, how long it will take, and what the local cost will be.
Lin Ruoyan and her team learned in advance that several of the potential bid evaluation experts had urgent matters and were unable to participate in the bid evaluation process.
This is a bit strange. Those people are actually well-known experts in the industry in that country. They all have studied abroad and of course have some private dealings with certain companies.
Lin Ruoyan suddenly realized that perhaps Jamalani was fully aware of the companies' backroom dealings. He didn't refuse, and instead allowed these people to freely trade and accept bribes, perhaps to deceive those who didn't follow the right path. They thought they had a sure win, that they could secure the contract by paying money or promising benefits. In the end, those experts were even disqualified from participating in the bid evaluation.
If it is simply a competition of technical capabilities and the completeness of the plan, or even the advantages to local economic development, Lin Ruoyan is still quite confident in her own bid.
After three days, the bidding results were finally announced.
The names of the top two companies will be announced in the newspaper, and the corresponding contacts will be notified by phone. They will give oral presentations and answer questions to the expert group the next day.
The first place went to the Panshi and Lin Real Estate consortium, and the second place went to Lamond's Mining and Construction Complex.
Raymond was naturally very satisfied with the result.
From their perspective, the issue was that Jamalani's influence was so immense that it could influence the bid evaluation. Not giving their company first place was a strategy of keeping a low profile. After all, first place would attract more attention and scrutiny. The second-place team was average, and during their oral presentation and answering questions, their language skills allowed them to communicate seamlessly with local experts, which would undoubtedly improve their overall score.
In Zhuoyuan's camp, the corresponding teams are ready.
This time, in addition to technical staff, they also provided excellent translators. These technicians and translators had been working together for over a month, gaining a thorough understanding of previously unfamiliar vocabulary and specialized content. Furthermore, all data in the bidding documents was personally researched, analyzed, and analyzed by the translators, rather than relying solely on information from so-called professional organizations.
They had also rehearsed the experts' likely questions and had prepared plans for any tricky or unusual questions. The person presenting the bid was a highly paid local project manager hired by Lin's Real Estate. He spoke fluent English, was knowledgeable about engineering, and had also worked in infrastructure construction for a mining company. Overall, he presented the bid with confidence in every aspect.
The first person was scheduled to present the results the next morning.
The Lamond Enterprises team finally stepped up and stopped lazily idling away, driving from the comfortable coastal port city to the bidding site early to avoid being late. They also hoped to sit in on the proceedings.
Jamalani, the person in charge of the entire bid evaluation process, agreed with the proposal. After all, for the sake of fairness, interested companies were allowed to observe the bid presentation, but only as observers. Questions had to be asked by the local bid evaluation team and specially invited experts.
The invited experts included the European consulting firm that assisted local authorities in preparing the bid.
The team leader of Lamond Enterprises happened to know the experts from the European consulting firm and approached them to greet them warmly, looking confident. After all, with so many local experts present, they were expected to listen to the European experts' opinions. They drafted the bidding documents, so how could they not? How many of these locals were educated? Didn't those with professional knowledge all study in developed Western countries?
Indeed, more than 80% of the experts present were those who had studied abroad in Western countries and had returned to their home country. They did not stay in the prosperous world but chose their backward and poor motherland in order to make their hometown a better place.
The other 20 percent are local officials who fully understand their people and this land rich in treasure. They have opened their eyes to the world. What will be the ultimate fate of those who choose to sell out national interests and resources? Is their country still safe today? They can see and understand that times have changed. They can no longer allow the great powers to continue to colonize them in covert ways, enslave them and drain them of their last remaining wealth.
Their people are not just black monkeys who can only do manual labor and dig minerals. They also have intelligent people who are well-educated and talented. If given the opportunity, they can also build their own factories and develop their own businesses, collecting and processing the minerals instead of selling them cheaply.
They know exactly what they want.
If these judges did not have such firm beliefs, they would not have considered returning to China at the beginning of their study abroad, or they would have accepted benefits from large companies and lost the qualifications to enter the bidding site.
Lin Ruoyan immediately understood these issues after careful analysis. However, Lamond's business team seemed constrained by their fixed notions and wouldn't see things this way. In their eyes, the Western world was undoubtedly the most powerful and prosperous. Only by leaving their barren lands and becoming citizens of the Western world could those people escape barbarism and achieve civilization and freedom.
Most of the colonies officially gained independence, but the economic oppression and slavery they inflicted in secret never ceased. What the great powers couldn't seize, they used printed green paper to deceive, and with all their talk of morality and justice, they actually delivered garbage and plague.
Unlike the Western mindset of robbing, stealing and excluding dissidents, the Eastern cultural system is more inclusive, integrating nature and man, and promoting mutual benefit. Facts have proven its advantages and disadvantages, and Lin Ruoyan no longer needs to worry about what choice the local knowledgeable people will make.
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