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Gold/Mining/Energy : Unitec Int. Controls Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Link Lady who wrote (585)	10/30/1998 8:58:00 PM
From: John B. Smyth	Respond to of 856

UNITEC WINS THIRD BRAZILLIAN SCADA PROJECT Unitec International Controls Corporation today announced it has won its third international competitive bid for a Water SCADA system for Sanepar, the State of Parana, Brazil Water Utility. The contract is valued at approximately $700,000. According to John B. Smyth, President, Unitec received the highest score under the technical evaluation by a substantial margin over the closest competitor. This system will consist of a dual redundant Master Station and 78 remote monitoring and control stations. Unitec's UIC-I/P intelligent radio communications program, virtual reality graphical user interface and high reliability architecture were key factors in winning its high technical rating. This contract will be delivered in the 1999 fiscal year. Unitec is an emerging growth company specializing in advanced technology telemetry, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and environmental monitoring equipment for the water, electricity, oil & gas and transportation sectors. It distributes its products and services through an expanding network of independent agencies in North and South America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Southeast Asia. For further information or to obtain a current Fact Sheet, contact: Howard Jampolsky, Vice President, Corporate Relations Phone: 604 420-8025 Fax: 604 420-9727 E-mail: adminuic@unitec.ca. Website: unitec.ca. The Vancouver Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

To: Link Lady who wrote (585)	10/30/1998 9:10:00 PM
From: John B. Smyth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 856

Thanks Wendy, the process was a two envelope procedure with the technical submissions being opened first. We learned that we won the technical proposal evaluation a few weeks ago. The margin was substantial, but the final award is based on a formula of technical points and price. To beat us, the next closest bidder would have to have a price considerably lower than ours. The pricing envelope was opened today, and we were also the lowest bidder. One of the advantages our technology has is that it provides a more cost effective solution than most of our competitors. I would add that new developments are underway to push the technology and competitive lead even further. Regards, John