COLUMBUS — As of May 4, 2010, Baard Energy had no “contract with any vendor to construct any portion of Phase I, II, or III of the [Ohio River Clean Fuels coal refinery],” according to Anthony Giuliani, an attorney for Baard Energy. The admission came in response to a “Request for Production of Documents” by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club as part of litigation over the air pollution permit for the proposed coal refinery. The complete text of document request #14 and Giuliani’s answer follows:
14. Produce a copy of any contract with any vendor to construct any portion of Phase I, II, or III of the ORCF [Ohio River Clean Fuels coal refinery] Facility.
Answer: Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ORCF states that there are no responsive documents.
In everyday use, “vendor” is a retail salesperson without an established place of business, such as a street vendor or a ballpark vendor. In business, however, “vendor” refers to any company that supplies parts or services to another company.
Ohio Citizen Action obtained a copy of the document through a public records review at the Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission.
– Paul Ryder, Organizing Director, Ohio Citizen Action
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