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Interoffice 'emo Hoechst Celanese Dale To Dept/Locaton Subject 5-15-89 JAC-89-101 T. C. Bohrer J. A. Cirello Chatham #1 Oeot/Locaiion Chatham #26 Maintenance Services Contract - Bishop $ , , .Arthur Bros. Inc. 6 000 000 May 1, 1989 to January 31. 19B9- Approval is requested for a 9 month cost plus mar)cup contract for maintenance and selective services with ABI. A Southwest Regional Task Force evaluated contractors for maintenance services and selected another company - Mundy. However, ABI (a Kingsville, Texas owned business) has supplied services to Bishop for more than 40 years and EPD is sensitive to the potential negative reaction contract termination may have in the Jl6cal community. * EPD proposes approval of this short-term contract as an opportunity for ABI to improve its performance as our business partner before terminating the long-term relationship. Areas needing improvement are identified as a supplement to the contract. If performance does not improve. Bishop can be added (until 1/31/90) to the Mundy contract with the other Texas plants. Approved by: T. C. Bohrer JAC:L 16857 Hoechst (3