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8. On 02.08.2007, a meeting was held between the parties for implementation of the contract and from this date itself, i.e. within 2 days of signing the contract, Respondent started proposing various deviations from the contract. Respondent wanted itself to be the approved vendor for certain items but had never suggested this deviation at the offer stage and therefore, it was clear that Respondent was not prepared to execute the contract as per its terms, from the very beginning. In the kick-off meeting dated 29.08.2007 held between the parties, it was agreed that Basic Engineering Drawings ('BEDs') would be progressively submitted upto 15.12.2007 and approvals thereof will be completed by 29.12.2007. Respondent agreed to submit the list of drawings, name plate and numbering system, which were part of BEDs, by September, 2007. In its letter dated 01.10.2007, Petitioner expressed its concern for slow progress in the project despite passage of 2 months and non-providing of the list of drawings. Eventually, the list of drawings, name plate and numbering system were submitted by the Respondent on 17.10.2007, as recorded in Minutes of Meetings held between 10.10.2007 to 17.10.2007. Thereafter, there was correspondence between the parties with respect to certain deficiencies in the drawings. Revised name plate and numbering system were provided to MECON for approval on 23.11.2007, on which comments were furnished by MECON on 28.11.2007. This was followed by the Respondent submitting the data sheets for compressors on 04.12.2007.