“I can see that. And you are certificated to ISO 6001? Is that correct?”
“That’s right.”
“Not too many companies have that certification, certainly not at such an early stage. How did you manage it?”
Ryan’s face is wry. “Oh, they made us jump through hoops, I can tell you that; but I knew that if I wanted to tender for the top contracts, I needed to have that level of validation.”
“Quite right,” says James, sliding an envelope across to him. “Here is the specification for a contract in the new retail complex for which I am inviting you to tender. When you have had the opportunity to study it, let me have your costed offer and we can take it from there. If we find that we work well together, there’s a lot more possible, given the size of the City Project.”
Ryan smiles hugely. “Thank yo
