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PAGE 2 WASHERS AND DRYERS IN LIMBO (AT FARRAGO) DURING CONTRACT DISPUTE by Dave Snyder Dozens of washers and dryers vhich had been piled up outside Farrago liave been moved back inside, awaiting the outcome of a legal dispute. The washers and dryers be long to Solon, the company which supplied laundry services last year. Harvie Jordein of St. Andrews awarded this year's contract to Canteen. Solon representatives claim that their contract with St. Andrews has been breached zind they refuse to collect their machines. The dispute hinges on a contract clause called the "right of refusal." This clause would guarantee Solon salespeople the right to keep St. Andrews' business if they could undercut competitive bids. Jordan claims this clause had been "stricken on subsequent contracts and initialed by both parties" in the days when Jerry Surface was the Director of Administrative Services. Solon officials claim that the clause was never stricken. Jordan did not give Solofi the "right of re fusal" when he awarded the contract to Can teen. Our whole intent was to improve a vending situation which had become distaste- explains Jordan, "Canteen came in with a good proposition and we took it. They're doing a good job. Solon are just poor losers." Rick Bagby, Regional Vice President of Solon, could make only a limited comment, "there was a contract which guaranteed cer tain rights tind it wasn't handled that way." Litigation progresses between the lawyers of both parties. Canteen's contract began at the begin ning of this fall, aind includes all vending on campus in addition to washers and dryers. Solon's laundry machines were stored in the halls of the dorms for weeks until they were moved to Farrago. When the machines inter fered with a plainned student function in Farrago, Jordeui authorizfed students to nove the machines outdoors. Jordan acknowledged that there protDably was some minor deunage to the machines vhile they were stored outside. "But," he "we asked Solon to remove their machines and they refused. We had no alterriative. Jordein expects the dispute to be set tied between the lawyers, without going t court, before Farrago is needed again foc student activity. ■ NEl thro diti new Umst poli the Vice ment its aske ques Mone inac of m that gene enou' the c dres
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