بما أن العقد لم يكن نافذا بعد، فإنّ العمل الذي أنجزته لافوري، لم تقدّم عنه فواتير "للهيئة التقنية" ولا وافقت هذه الأخيرة على الدّفع عنه.
Given that the contract was not yet effective, the work performed by TPL had neither been invoiced to Techcorp nor approved for payment by Techcorp. Furthermore, there was no detailed budget to compare with the tender stage estimates.