<p>No prob, applejack. Glad to share. It is important to note that the Cornell-Technion union was already in place before the city’s official deadline for proposals arrived, a point that only adds to statements made by city officials about the strength of Cornell’s proposal. The union wasn’t made after proposals had been submitted because Cornell wanted to strengthen its chances after the fact to compete with the likes of SU, but rather before the deadline for those reasons. Thus, any analysis of Cornell’s proposal from the time that official review of the different proposals began must take into account the partnership with Israel Technion. This article makes it crystal clear (although this point was already clear from previous statements from officials involved in the decision making process) that Cornell would have won the competition even if SU had not withdrawn (I really don’t understand why there was ever disagreement about that point).</p>
<p>No one is arguing that negotiations didn’t take place after proposals were submitted (that’s what happens with these types of things . . . no shock), but there is no credible evidence to suggest that some of the things occurred that people not in the know speculate occurred in regards to the proposals. That’s the whole point.</p>