The company were facing several problems on these projects, contractually and not surprisingly as a consequence, commercially. I hasten to add that this was the company's first venture overseas.
After my initial visit to undertake a review of the situation, I was asked to return to their head office and report to the President of the company.
I explained to him that what they had done, perhaps somewhat naively was to enter into not one but two agreements drafted in legalised English. And as English was not their Mother tongue, they were not able to properly comprehend their obligations at the time of the tenders. I further explained that such actions, could, under the circumstances, be considered forgivable.
But however, what was plainly unforgivable, was the fact that they had not sought proper and appropriate advice prior to entering into those contracts.
So the phrase "Look before you leap" is as valid and appropriate today as it should have been to that Contractor those many years ago!
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