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www.durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. DECEMBER 31.2003 PAGE 3 Council to reconsider bids after local publisher loses contract reps, servicin': of the account would he W SHELLEY JORDAN S}aff Writer }: CLARINGTON - A local publishing publishing company outbid by a York Region ijrin is lighting to maintain a Municipal contract. Until recently, James Publishing in Bowmanville created Clarington items such as post cards, the visitor's guide and the municipal directory. When a bidding war brought in a price tag $10,000 cheaper than the local company company could offer, the Municipality decided decided to go with the out-of-town firm. Rick James, president of James Publishing, Publishing, says his second-place bid may not be as far off the mark as it seems on paper. "We may not be as competitive as York Region Printing because they're bigger and can buy material cheaper, but we try to make up for the difference with customer service," he said. Mr. James added while he believes York Region Printing, which is owned by Mctroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Limited which also owns the 'Canadian Statesman'and 'Clarington 'Clarington This Week,' offers excellent ser vice, he suspects some of the $ I (),()()() difference will be eaten away by travelling travelling costs and other problems associated associated with distance. "We're only a block away if something something needs to be changed." he said. "Travelling to Newmarket will cost the Municipality three hours of stall' time, wear and tear on the vehicle, and the cost of gasoline." Bob Dean, general manager of York Region Printing says he would like to see the Municipality honour the lender process, l ie says with a tender, you're committed to the price and there's no way to recoup hidden costs. "I went in with a sharp pencil because because we really wanted this contract," said Mr. Dean. "We've got a niche working with towns, and have built a good reputation. reputation. We have creative people on staff as I'm sure Mr. James does, but being able to do everything in-house makes us very competitive." Councillor Jim Schell agrees there is good reason to double-check to make sure the Municipality is getting the best deal but cautions it may be too late to change the deal. "Staff did the right thing by saying York Region Publishing had the better price, and we owe it to our taxpayers to seek the lowest bid." said Conn. Schell, "but now with this new information, we have to figure out what will happen legally if we choose not to honour the lowest tender." According to Conn. Schell, a solicitor solicitor will likely check for legal problems to ensure there is no opportunity for a lawsuit should the Municipality decide to change its mind, while purchasing staff will take a second look at the contracts, contracts, considering new information brought forth by Mr. James. Mr. James says his company has donated $100,000 to public projects. In one instance instance he said James Publishing helped the Municipality purchase property for a new parking lot in the downtown area. James Publishing also employs 20 local people who in turn pay municipal taxes and the Clarington contract represents represents eight to 10 per cent of its business. business. Mr. James says his experience with Clarington helped him come up with an all-inclusive bid that may not be possible possible through another company. Mr. Janies says when the money goes out of town it's frustrating. Mr. Dean says even though their business is located beyond Clarington. they're still part of the community as part of Mctroland. "We aren't right in town so there may be worry they (the municipality) won't be serviced properly, but with our commercial sales manager and our over the top." 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Even its supporters admit that a commercial reactor to generate electricity' is at least 50 years away," Mr. Martin stated. stated. "The ITER reactor will not produce produce any electricity and there is no guarantee that fusion will ever work. Fusion is not clean, and certainly not cheap." He called Canada's withdrawal a "significant victory" for the environmental environmental movement in this country. Environmentalists Environmentalists have called it a waste of money, Mr. Martin staled. There arc two sites still in the running running to host the project, one in France and the other in Japan. Mr. Stewart said the six remaining partners were evenly split between the two sites. Prior to the February meeting, the parties will negotiate and probably come up with a scheme to split the project in two, he suggested. The actual facility would be in France, with more of the analytical science being done in Japan. "I'm optimistic it will proceed," he stated. "Hopefully, in due course, we may be part of it. "Certainly we got a lot of communication communication back from the parties saying they were disappointed" with Canada's Canada's withdrawal, Mr. Stewart noted. As for the long-term ramifications, he said Canada withdrawing from the project "obviously doesn't enhance" the country's standing with the scientific scientific community. "But, at the end of the day, it really really came down to priorities. In 1997, after doing priority planning the federal federal government stopped fusion R and D. It didn't make the cut. Whether it does in the future, time will tell," Mr. Stewart said. Test scores are on the rise TEST from paged' ■ • \ Grade 9 EQAO testing, KPR students have experienced overall improvement, improvement, she added. The KPR board will continue to analyze these and other data to further understand areas that require require increased focus in order to improve improve student achievement. 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