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## Re: FW: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf

Released on 2012-08-03 10:00 GMT

Email-ID | 1881708
Date | 2011-08-07 12:45:45
From | schindler.dpt@hmp.com.sy
To | estelle.andre@fr.schindler.com, didier.gaudoux@fr.schindler.com

Dear Mr. Gaudoux It is my pleasure to write to you for the first time , hoping you are doing well and the business is in continuous progress . I thought it would be better if I contact directly with Schindler Management in order to find an urgent solution
to the problem we are facing together through our business in Syria , for which I think you are in complete picture of it . Initially , we proposed to you through Mr. Mike Jackson our willing to give to our company a family nature , and that was mentioned
in our E-mail to Mr. Jackson dated 02-06-2011 , but we have been astonished to receive your decision of temporary stopping your business in Syria and with our company , based on the EU restrictive decisions , even though you welcomed our above mentioned
will & you courage us to continue it to recover the business in Syria . Lately , you provided us through Mr. Jackson with the conditions & steps to proceed with , which we achieve it completely . We have established a new business structure , eliminating
the name of Ramak & the company became completely owned by : Eng. Hussein Makhlouf & his wife Eng. Siba Jedid . To achieve this we did a financial liquidation for the old company & we got the financial letter of release from the Syrian financial
department up to date . this took a lot of time & cost due to exiting & entering partners . We have elected to continue with the company name " Hussein Makhlouf And Partner " in order to profit from the big achievement during the last 20 years of success
in the business without any problem , and not to allow any trouble to happen at this time , especially in front of the clients and the competitors . My company has accepted all your setting conditions and we signed the letter of agreement exactly as per
the form approved by Schindler Lawyers for now and for any coming updates on the restrictive decisions & we take all the responsibility in this concern . We expected accordingly to end the matter positively and quickly as we have been informed , and so to
sign the new distributor agreement to continue the business as before and to avoid any negative effect in the market , but the matter took long time without result . In this concern , we would emphasize on the fact that there are many obligations on both
companies with many clients due to supply and installation contracts which were confirmed with Schindler and has been stopped by Schindler at the manufacturing or shipping stage , and also for projects we signed its contracts and we haven't yet confirmed
it with Schindler. Add to the above , the projects which were under study & we secured lately or about to secure very soon . For those all projects there are Bid / Performance bonds with the clients , in addition to the delay penalties due to the expected
delay in performing the contracted projects . Nowadays , there is big demand on Schindler Products due to its high quality and the excellent after sales services granted by both companies despite the furious completion . Based on the above , we ask you
kindly to take the positive requested decision urgently , looking forward to earn your trust which we highly appreciate and we are ready to cooperate with you to remove any obstacle - if any - preventing you from sending the new distributor agreement .
Your positive reply is highly appreciated . Best regards . Eng. Hussein Makhlouf General Manager -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dear George, > > I understand your point and the urgency. > > Please find
below the contact details of Mr.Didier Gaudoux's assistant as > well as his telephone and email. > > > Estelle André | Assistant to Mr. D. Gaudoux > Téléphone +33 1 30 70 70 79 > Mobile +33 6 79 89 87 90 | Fax +33 1 30 70 72 49 >
estelle.andre@fr.schindler.com > > > Didier Gaudoux > didier.gaudoux@fr.schindler.com > Téléphone +33130707419 > > Feel free to contact us if you need any further assistance. > > Best regards, > >
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Erhan Uckun | Export Manager > Phone +902122768600 | Mobile +90 533 297 1534 | Fax +902122765024 >
erhan.uckun@tr.schindler.com > > Schindler Türkeli Asansör Sanayi A.Ş. | Export & Business Development > Büyükdere Cad. Maslak İş Merkezi No:41/7 | 34398 Istanbul, Maslak Turkey > http://www.schindler.com.tr >
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Lütfen çevreye olan sorumluluğunuzu düşünün. > > Schindler, güvenilir ve ekolojiyle uyumlu erişim
çözümleriyle, > sürdürülebilir kentsel gelişimi desteklemektedir. > > > > > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > 04.08.2011 15:20 > > To >
uckun@tr.schindler.com>,
suha.yildirim@tr.schindler.com> > cc > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy>, "Schindler Dpt" >
dpt@hmp.com.sy> > Subject > FW: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > > > > > Dear Okan & Erhan > > First , we wish you are doing fine . > > Concerning the actual situation for the business in Syria , please take > note that we were trying
to get the positive answer from Mr. Mike Jackson > related to the new distributor agreement as per the hereunder > communications , but unfortunately it took long time without ending the > matter , noting that , & as you know , we are facing lots of
trouble with > many clients & we are trying to freeze every thing until getting the > positive answer . The actual situation is not known to any body in Syria & > our company has fulfilled all the conditions & requests provided by > Schindler Management
through Mr. Mike Jackson . > > Based on the above & in order to urge the matter , as the situation is > very critical to every body , please help us to escalate the matter to > Schindler Management in Switzerland so we could try together to finalize > the
matter . > > Thanks for urgent feedback . > > > Best regards > > Eng. G. Brimo > > > From: George Brimo > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:48 AM > To: 'mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com' > Cc: Schindler Dpt > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr.
Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: High > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > Please confirm receipt of the hereunder E-mail sent to you > from schindler.dpt@hmp.com.sy . > > The matter is very critical to everybody & very urgent & need to be solved > positively as
urgent as possible . > > Thanks for your feedback . > > Best regards > > Eng. G. Brimo > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > I have
received your Last E-mail , but I couldn't understand > its content . I appreciate the efforts you are putting to close the > matter positively since the beginning & this due to your care about the > mutual benefit of both companies . Here I would like to
tell you that the > slowdown or deceleration in sending the new distributor agreement is not > understood to me . > My company , in its new structure , or its employees are not listed in > any international restrictive decision & the company has presented
the > required confirmation in this concern , even for any new updates may > happened . > It has been put a lot of efforts , cost & spent time to achieve this > result , due to exiting & entering partners & due to establishing a new > business structure .
> > I do respect Schindler management lowers ' opinion , but I do not see > any obstacle not to send the new distributor agreement today . We were > enjoying a perfect business relationship during the last 20 years & we > are looking forward to long
future with more success . > > Your urgent reply determining the date of sending the new distributor > agreement would be highly appreciated . > > Best personal regards . > > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General Manager > > From:
mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:26 PM > To: George Brimo > Cc: Schindler Dpt > Subject: Re: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: Low > > Dear George, > >
You are not disturbing me at all, so please do not worry about that. > > I am sorry that this issue is still creating problems for us both, but > getting a positive answer on this from headquarters is taking time, > unfortunately. > > I assure you that I
am following it up and will let you know as soon as I > can get the answer we want. > > Regards, > Mike > > From: "George Brimo" [George.Brimo@ramak.com.sy] > Sent: 26.07.2011 15:50 ZE2 > To: Mike Jackson > Cc:
dpt@hmp.com.sy> > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > Please take note of our new effective E-mail that you can use from now on > : schindler.dpt@hmp.com.sy > > > Would you please provide your urgent
positive reply for the subject of the > new distributor Agreement for Hussein Makhlouf & Partner co. . the Matter > is very urgent & we are in big trouble with the clients . > > Sorry for disturbing you but it is very important to every body . > > Best
regards from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf & my self as well . > > Eng. G. Brimo > > From: mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:44 PM > To: George Brimo > Subject: Re: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from
Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: Low > > Thanks George, > > I understand the urgency and will do my best. You will know as soon as I > do. > > Please give my personal regards to Mr Hussein. And my regards to you as > well. > Thanks for your call
yesterday. > > Mike > > From: "George Brimo" [George.Brimo@ramak.com.sy] > Sent: 21.07.2011 12:52 ZE2 > To: Mike Jackson > Cc: "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > Following to our today telephone conversation , please > take note that I have informed Mr. Hussein about what we were discussing & > he
appreciated too much your help , support & good understanding of the > situation . > > The way we did was the most appropriate one to follow , in order to get > profit from the last 20 years achievement in the Syrian Market & be able > to continue quickly
without any trouble , respecting the EU regulations & > Schindler Management Requirement . > > Mr. Hussein insisted on telling you that we did everything & would expect > you to send the new distributor Agreement as early as possible , hopefully > at the
beginning of next week due to the necessity & urgency . We have > plenty of urgent obligations in addition to contracts waiting for the > start order to proceed . We are postponing all of them & we took the > pressure on our head until having signed the
new distributor agreement . > > > Looking forward to hearing good news from your side a.s.a.p. > > With very best regards . > > > Eng. G. Brimo > > > > > From: George Brimo > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:00 PM > To: 'mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com' > Cc:
George Brimo > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: High > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > Following to our E-mail dated 14-07-2011 , please take note > that yesterday 18-07-2011 we presented the attached letter to the Swiss >
Embassy in Damascus , requesting them to issue the needed statement . We > attached to it an original copy of the Commercial Register translated & > legalized by the Syrian Foreign Ministry , in addition to the required > confirmation letter . We
introduce the matter in brief to them & attached > also your E-mails as per your suggestions . they informed us that they > will study the request & inform us this Tuesday . > > Upon reviewing the Embassy today Tuesday , they informed us that they > are
not allowed to do the legalization for the confirmation letter as it > is issued by private company , even they could not issue the needed > statement . what they could do is only legalizing official documents > issued & legalized by a Syrian Government
parties . > > They legalized the commercial register , please find attached a copy of > their legalizing letter , we are going to send you the original by DHL > today . > > We have fulfilled all your requests & looking forward to sign the new >
distributor agreement to continue the business as urgent as possible , due > to the importance and to avoid additional loses for both our companies > . > > Your urgent reply is highly appreciated . > > > Best regards > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General
Manager > > > From: mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 2:09 PM > To: George Brimo > Cc: George Brimo > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: Low > > >
Dear Mr. Makhlouf, > > Thank you for the detailed information. > > I will start the preparations for a new agreement so we can be ready > quickly. > > Regards, > Mike > >
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Mike Jackson | Area Manager NAFNE > Phone +90 212 328 0327 | Mobile +90 549 386 8686 | Fax +90 212 276 5024 >
mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com > > Schindler Management Ltd. | North Africa & the Near East (NAFNE) > Eski Büyükdere Caddesi | Maslak İş Merkezi No: 37 Kat:7 > Maslak | 34398 Istanbul, Turkey > http://www.schindler.com >
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Please consider your environment. > > Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable
and > ecologically sound mobility solutions. > > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > 14.07.2011 15:00 > > > To >
jackson@ch.schindler.com> > cc > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > Subject > RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > Would you please find attached the following : > > 1- The new Commercial Register for the company translated to English > &
legalized by the Syrian Foreign Ministry . > 2- The confirmation letter dully signed . > The needed process took all that time to be ready completely , as we did a > real financial liquidation for the company due to the entry of the new > partner & we got
the Financial Letter of Release from the Syrian Financial > Departments up to date . > The new E-mail domain for the company has been prepared : " > Schindler.dpt@Hmp.com.sy" , it will be effective next week . > Please take note that , next Monday , we
are going to present the > confirmation letter to the Swiss Embassy in Damascus to get their > legalization as per your request . Meanwhile we are sending the > attachments by DHL to your address in Istanbul . > > Would you please send us the New
Distributor Agreement to gain time . > > Your cooperation is highly appreciated . > > Best regards > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General Manager > > From: mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011
3:18 PM > To: George Brimo > Cc: George Brimo > Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: Low > > > Dear Mr. Makhlouf, > > Thank you for this information. That sounds fine to me. > > I look forward to hearing from you
again soon. > > Regards, > Mike > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Mike Jackson | Area Manager NAFNE > Phone +90 212 328 0327 | Mobile +90
549 386 8686 | Fax +90 212 276 5024 > mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com > > Schindler Management Ltd. | North Africa & the Near East (NAFNE) > Eski Büyükdere Caddesi | Maslak İş Merkezi No: 37 Kat:7 > Maslak | 34398 Istanbul, Turkey > http://www.schindler.com
> _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Please consider your environment. > > Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable
and > ecologically sound mobility solutions. > > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > 23.06.2011 13:06 > > > > To >
jackson@ch.schindler.com> > cc > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > Subject > RE: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > I would thank you for your letter & quick reply . > > Would you please take note that we have already started the process to
> obtain the Commercial Register for the New Entity , we would inform you > about a simple modification as the partner Zien Al Abideen Makhlouf will > be exchanged by my wife Engineer Seba Mahmoud Jdid , she is going to be > of big support to me in
business especially that Mr. Zein AlAbideen will > have to travel abroad soon for continuing his academic attainment with > his sister . > > Best regards > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General Manager > > From: mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:
mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:28 PM > To: George Brimo > Subject: [BULK] RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: Low > > > Dear Mr. Makhlouf, > > Thanks for your letter. > > I look forward to receiving
the commercial register from you. After which > we can start the process to sign the new distribution agreement. > > For your confirmation letter, please use the text below. It has been > approved by our lawyers. > > Having consulted the List* (that may
be amended from time to time) we > hereby confirm that : > - none of the shareholders, owners, managers or employees of our Company > - are included in the List , > - have a function in another company which is owned or managed by any > natural or legal
person, entity or body included in the List, > - are "US persons", i.e. a United States National, a person with > U.S. dual citizenship or a U.S. green card holder. > - our Company and any of its shareholders, owners, managers or employees > have no
contractual relationship (mandate, agency, consultancy etc.) with > any company owned or managed by any natural or legal person, entity or > body included in the List or directly with any natural or legal person, > entity or body included in the List. > -
we will inform you in case of any change regarding this confirmation. > > * List of Natural and Legal Persons, Entities or Bodies referred to in > Article 4" (the "List"), Annex II of the Council Implementing Regulation > (EU) N° 504/2011 of May 23 2011
implementing Regulation (EU) N° 442/2011 > concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. > > > I would appreciate if you could please contact the Swiss Embassy in > Damascus first and inform them of the situation. You may give them my
> contact details to confirm with me the authenticity of the request and I > will be happy to reply to them in writing or over the telephone. > > One last suggestion from my side, I think it will also be important for > your new entity to change the email
domain names that you are using. The > use of "RAMAK" in your domain will create problems for our lawyers when > reviewing our proposals. > > Thank you again, if you have any other questions, please let me know. > > Regards, > Mike > > >
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Mike Jackson | Area Manager NAFNE > Phone +90 212 328 0327 | Mobile +90 549 386 8686 | Fax +90 212 276 5024 >
mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com > > Schindler Management Ltd. | North Africa & the Near East (NAFNE) > Eski Büyükdere Caddesi | Maslak İş Merkezi No: 37 Kat:7 > Maslak | 34398 Istanbul, Turkey > http://www.schindler.com >
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Please consider your environment. > > Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable
and > ecologically sound mobility solutions. > > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > 21.06.2011 18:22 > > > > > To >
jackson@ch.schindler.com> > cc > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > Subject > RE: RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > Reference to your letter of 17-06-2011 , we would like to thank you & > appreciate your care for the success we achieved together
so far & for > which we are trying hard to conceive . > > In order to proceed quickly in the solution , please take note that we > are working on the following : > > > 1- We are going to provide you with a commercial register issued by > the Honesty of
Commercial Register of the Ministry of Economy for the > New Entity consisting of the two partners : Hussein Jamil Makhlouf & Zein > Al Abideen Hussein Makhlouf , it is going to be legalized duly by the > Syrian Foreign Ministry & the Swiss Embassy in
Damascus . > 2- The New Entity is going to sign a new distributor agreement . > 3- Please inform us your opinion about the following required > confirmation letter : > " M/S Schindler Management Ltd . > > We – Hussein Makhlouf & partner Co. - confirm that
we do not have any > link in anyway (directly or indirectly) & there is neither legal nor > beneficial ownership involved to Mr. Rami Makhlouf or any other person, > entity or body referred to in the List attached to the Council > Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 504/2011 of 23 May 2011 . > for it we sign . " > 4- Concerning the required statement from the Swiss Embassy in > Damascus , we don't know if the Embassy accepts to provide it to us , > so please do contact the Embassy & inform them about your
request . > > > > Your urgent reply is highly appreciated . > Best regards . > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General Manager > > From: mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 8:26 AM > To: George
Brimo > Subject: [BULK] RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > Importance: Low > > > Dear Mr. Makhlouf, > > Thank you for your letter and for your clear comments on the challenge we > are facing, together. > > I fully agree that maintaining continuity of
our mutual success in Syria > is of the utmost importance and time is of the essence. The negative > business implications of these decisions for both our organizations and > our market position in Syria are well known and are not the desired > outcome
for any of us. > > Schindler's lawyers are keeping well abreast of the situation and they've > provided me with a list of prerequisites that we must fulfil in order for > us to proceed. > > To expedite a solution, we will need to take the following steps:
> We must sign a new Distribution Agreement with a new legal entity in > Syria. Despite your comments about the name "RAMAK" being a tradename > only and not a legal entity, our current agreement specifically references > the name "RAMAK"". This agreement
is an official, legal document and > Schindler is not comfortable with the indicated connection to Mr. Rami > Makhlouf. > We need to show evidence that economic resources and profits are not being > made available to Mr. Rami Makhlouf or any other persons
or entities > Listed by the Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2011 of 23 May > 2011. In order to do this, we must follow a due diligence process with > your new legal entity. > This due diligence process can happen quickly, but will require the
> following information from you / your new legal entity: > an official excerpt from the commercial register certified by a local > notary, evidencing that no "Listed" person is owner or has any function in > your new legal entity, > a confirmation from
your new company that it is not linked in anyway > (directly or indirectly) to Rami Makhlouf or any other person, entity or > body referred to on the List > (this confirmation must confirm that there is neither legal nor beneficial > ownership involved,
and may be requested by Schindler going forward if the > List is amended) > a statement from the Swiss Embassy in Syria that, to the best of their > knowledge, the confirmations are correct and Schindler can carry out > legitimate business with the new
legal entity > > As mentioned in my previous letter, these actions are also not desirable > for us at Schindler. We've enjoyed an excellent relationship with you and > your company for many years and wish only for our good business to > continue for our
mutual success. However, under the circumstances, we > have no choice but to proceed with such steps. > > If we can proceed as above and satisfy the scrutiny of Schindlers legal > advisors, then we can continue with our business as before. > > I remain at
your disposal should you need any clarification. And, I close > with my sincerest regards, > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Mike Jackson |
Area Manager NAFNE > Phone +90 212 328 0327 | Mobile +90 549 386 8686 | Fax +90 212 276 5024 > mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com > > Schindler Management Ltd. | North Africa & the Near East (NAFNE) > Eski Büyükdere Caddesi | Maslak İş Merkezi No: 37 Kat:7 >
Maslak | 34398 Istanbul, Turkey > http://www.schindler.com > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Please consider your environment. > > Schindler
supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable and > ecologically sound mobility solutions. > > "schindler dpt"
dpt@ramak.com.sy> > 16.06.2011 18:22 > > > > > > To >
jackson@ch.schindler.com> > cc > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > Subject > RE: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > > I have received your letter dated 14-06-2011 , content of which > has been duly considered . > At the beginning we are proud of
your big trust in saying " We recognize > and appreciate that you have been an important business partner to us for > many years " & to keep the continuity of this success we believe that > everybody should work hardly & in wisdom to reach a fast &
suitable > solution . Accordingly we would clarify the following: > > 1- The EU decisions mentioned in your letter do not put any > restrictions in dealing with Syria concerning the export of elevators & > escalators . > 2- There is no restrictions in
these decisions towards our company > "Hussein Makhlouf & Partner Co. " , the Exclusive distributor for > Schindler , which is a Company Limited under the registration number of > 10563 in the ministry of Economic , managed & signed for alone by Mr. >
Hussein Makhlouf . As for " Ramak Contracting & Trading " , it is > Trade Mark & it is not a legal entity as mentioned in your letter so we > ask you kindly not to insert the name of Ramak Contracting & Trading as > it has no official Entity . > 3-
Concerning the temporary stop business dealing decision , we > would like to inform you that we have participated in many tenders & > giving offers & other business according to the active distributor ' > agreement with you . Your stopping decision as
mentioned in your letter > will result damages to our business & it will have disaster results if > the stopping will take place immediately due to the following reasons : > A. The obligations of our both companies related to the orders > confirmed with
Schindler & are under manufacturing or Shipping stage . > B. The obligations of our both companies related to the contracts > which were signed by our company with clients in both government & Private > sectors & which are actually at order confirmation
stage with Schindler . > C. The obligations related to the submitted offers to clients in > both Government & Private sectors & which are under study by the clients > with offer validity period of 30 days to 6 months according to each > tender book of
conditions. > Would you please take note that there are Performance Bonds valued > by 10 % of the signed contracts values mentioned in Item B above & > Bid Bonds valued by 5 % of the submitted offers values mentioned in > Item C above. These bonds has
been submitted by our company & the client > has the right to hold these Bonds in case of any violation to the contract > or tender conditions . > > As for your evaluation of the request I presented to give the company a > Family nature , I thank you for
your efforts in this concern , but I would > like to emphasize on time factor which is very important , especially that > Schindler is the Number "1" in the Syrian Market & any feeling of its > absence in the tenders participations will reflect negatively
& will cause > negative long term results which are not easy to overcome . > Due to that we see it is necessary to have the acceptance for the > proposed new business structure which is originally been effective in the > real actual work of the company .
> > Appreciating your urgent reply & we are ready to provide any needed > additional information. > > with best regards . > > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General Manager > > > From: mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com [mailto:mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com] > >
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:03 PM > To: George Brimo > Cc: George Brimo > Subject: Re: Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > Dear Mr. Makhlouf, > > Thank you very much for your letter of 2 June 2011 in which you inform me > that you intend to give
your company a family nature. > > As a result of the various regulations concerning restrictive measures on > trade with Syria (e.g. Council Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 of 9 May 2011 > and the Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2011 of 23 May
2011), > Schindler Management Ltd. has decided to temporarily stop our business > dealings in your country, and hence with RAMAK Contracting & Trading. This > is a unfortunate situation for both our companies and we hope that it will > come to a quick and
distinct end. > > Despite this decision however, we recognize and appreciate that you have > been an important business partner to us for many years. We would, > therefore, like to continue the evaluation of your proposed new business > structure with the
two new business partners. To perform this evaluation, > Schindler Management Ltd. will need further information from you and I > will provide you with a list of our enquiries soon. > > We thank you in advance for your understanding and collaboration. > >
Best regards, > > Mike Jackson > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Mike Jackson | Area Manager NAFNE > Phone +90 212 328 0327 | Mobile +90
549 386 8686 | Fax +90 212 276 5024 > mike.jackson@ch.schindler.com > > Schindler Management Ltd. | North Africa & the Near East (NAFNE) > Eski Büyükdere Caddesi | Maslak İş Merkezi No: 37 Kat:7 > Maslak | 34398 Istanbul, Turkey > http://www.schindler.com
> _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Please consider your environment. > > Schindler supports sustainable urban development with safe, reliable
and > ecologically sound mobility solutions. > > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > 02.06.2011 15:24 > > > > > > > To >
jackson@ch.schindler.com> > cc > "George Brimo"
Brimo@ramak.com.sy> > Subject > Letter from Mr. Hussein Makhlouf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Jackson > > It has been long time we did not speak together , I hope you > are in good health & the business is moving ahead . > > > Meanwhile , I
would like to address you this letter to inform you that we > are intending to give our company a Family nature , owned completely by > the following two partners : > > 1- Engineer Hussein Makhlouf son of Jamil . > 2- Mr. Zein Al Abedeen Makhlouf son of
Hussein . > > Based on the above & according to the agreements with Schindler Management > , I would kindly request your acceptance for the transfer of ownership in > Hussein Makhlouf & Partner Co. as mentioned above , so we could go ahead > with the
needed procedures in Syria according to the local rules & > regulations . > > > We confirm that our company will remain strictly & completely obeyed to > all the active agreements with Schindler Management . The company will > remain managed & signed for
alone by Mr. Hussein Makhlouf . > > Your soonest reply is highly appreciated . > > Best regards > > > Eng. Hussein Makhlouf > General Manager > > > > > > > > [attachment "Signed Letter .PDF" deleted by Mike > Jackson/EMIA/MAN/SCHINDLER] > > > > > >
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you are not the intended > recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not > use,disseminate, copy it in any form or take any action in reliance of it. > If you have received this message in error please delete it and any copies > of
it and notify the sender immediately. > ******************************************************* > > ****************************************************** > Notice: The information contained in this message is intended only for use > of the individual(s)
named above and may contain confidential, proprietary > or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is > waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you are not the intended > recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you
must not > use,disseminate, copy it in any form or take any action in reliance of it. > If you have received this message in error please delete it and any copies > of it and notify the sender immediately. >
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copy it in any form or take any action in reliance of it. > If you have received this message in error please delete it and any copies > of it and notify the sender immediately. > *******************************************************[attachment >
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