CONFIDENTIAL
COUNTRY
Canada
China
PROJECT/UK * INVOLVEMENT
UK CONTENT (£M)
MTBE plant. Davy McKee
45
Nuclear Fower Station. GEC
600
CONTRACT
STATE OF PLAY
HK & G.
MINISTERIAL INVOLVEMET
COMPETITION
Uncertain
Contract date award 1984 (7)
Davy are pursuing a negotiated contract. Decision to proceed with project still awaited. movement not expected until Nov/Dec 1981.
Feasibility study stil being considered by GPC. Decision on whether to proceed by end of year
Feasibility study to be completed by February 1982
Has been discussed at meetings between Ministers and
Chinese also with China light and Power Company
Has been touched on in previous Ministerial
discussions and with
China light and
Power Co Ltd
China/Hong Kong
Pumped storage project. GEC
55-60
Contract award 1983
COUNTRY
Hong Kong
PROJECT/UK INVOLVEMENT
UK CONTENT (SM)
CONTRACT
Mass Transit Railway, Supply of rail cars by Metro-Cammeli.
$55
1081
Open Cast Coal Mine. RP Coal
200
Ecuador
Quito and Gunyadil
200
Airports. Cortzing
ASSISTANCE CREDIT
French USA Germany
None
Switzerland Japan
OPF (in principle) to carry out feasibility study
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CC
Tender list announced 8.81. Implementation timing uncertain
STATE OF FLAY
Negotiated contract
offered by client (MTR Authority) ideally to be
Concluded by end August.
US contractor Morrison Knudson, have design and procurement contract. BP Coal may co- ordinate UK package. Carbocol are consider- ing this proposal.
20 foreign and 7 local firms have presented pre-qualification
offers. Costains only UK contender for main contract, though Tarmac may bid for sub contract work.
MINISTERIAL INVOLVEMENT
COMPETITION
Japan
ASSISTANCE CREDIT
Industry Act Section 8 assistance currently under consideration for exchange risk guarantee.
Sweden Japan France USA
Italy
8400m line of credit agreed by ECGD
Includge Japan, Brazy, Spain, Belgium, Canada,
SA, France & Israel
Certificates of support for Costain issued by DOT and DOE