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The Director-General of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization Osamu Motojima, and the Directors of all seven Domestic Agencies this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides for the use of one single "Logistics Service Provider" in order to assure the transport of all the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ components from their manufacturing sites around the world to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ construction site—may this happen by road, water or air.

 

The signing of this Memorandum is the culmination of a joint effort that started years ago involving staff from the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization and the Domestic Agencies. "It was really impressive to see this international tender evolve," the Head of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Procurement Division, Francoise Flament, said after the signature. "It was a bit like a big puzzle that, looking at all the pieces spread across the table, seemed impossible to complete in the beginning. But thanks to a great collaborative spirit, the legal framework covering every aspect of the transport of ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ components—including storage, insurance, handling, and customs management—will facilitate the complex logistics of the worldwide procurement of ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ components, and enable us to ensure their safe arrival on site."

 

In the meantime, the tender process for the Logistics Service Provider is ongoing. The offers are currently being evaluated by the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization and the Domestic Agencies in order to award the contract by May of this year.