Federal and local officials have not indicated the size of the contract for the winning bidder, but it appears the total could amount to $8 million to $10 million annually.
Estimates by Scottish government statisticians indicated the production sector contracted by 0.7% and construction by 1% in the final quarter of 2013.
That has been followed by a first estimate of GDP for October to December 2012 that indicated the UK economy contracted by 0.3%, threatening a triple dip recession.
But legislators were fuming today after a closed-door meeting with Martin Scheinman, who mediated the proposed contracts, and the county's labor counsel, Peter Bee, because they said the two men indicated that the contract proposals were still changing.
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has indicated that the contract will be re-tendered, and this will be under the auspices of updated EU procurement directives, which are due to come into force probably next year.
We have improved our services and we have managed to treat more and above the 500 by 200% the money we were paid is the one indicated in the contract only.
Unless otherwise indicated in the contract, most royalties are paid after all other costs are settled with the customer.
The failure of the worlds top three wind-turbine makers, including Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems, US-based GE Energy and Spanish company Gamesa, to win the Chinese contract, indicated the central government had pre-decided the project must be granted to Chinese companies regardless of any technical and cost-efficiency issues.
The length of these contracts is for a period of about 10 months, and a contract for "September wheat" or "September soybean" indicates the month the contract matures.
A look at the four hands indicates that the contract is impregnable: South is due to lose two trump tricks and a heart.
