Malaysia’s Sime confirms Emirates legal suit after agency dispute


From the Arabian Business, dateline 2011-02-16:

Sime Darby, the Malaysian palm oil, automotive and industrial group, said its engineering division is being sued by Emirates International Energy Services, following a dispute over bid tenders.

EMAS filed its lawsuit in Abu Dhabi in January, alleging that it ensured that Sime Darby Engineering was pre-qualified and tendered for work on seven oil and gas projects in the UAE with an estimated budget of $5.7bn, the Financial Times reported yesterday.

In each case, Sime withdrew from submitting formal tender bids shortly before the deadlines, according to the report.

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