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TELNO INDUS 147
OF 114503Z JULY 86
YOUR TEL NOS 30, 57: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT: CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
1. DURING HIS VISIT AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE STONES MADE NO
REFERENCE TO THE CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT.
2. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY TAYLOR WOODROW (TW) THAT THE IR
CONSORTIUM IS ON THE SHORTLIST FOR THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT FOR
THE NUCLEAR ISLAND CIVIL WORKS. THE CONTRACT WAS DUE TO BE
AWARDED LAST SATURDAY BUT THE CHINESE REQUESTED AN EXTENSION OF
14 DAYS TO THE VALIDITY DATE FOR TENDERS. JULY 9 WAS GIVEN AS
THE LAST DATE FOR THE DISCOUNT OF BIDS.
3. T.W. FEEL SURE THE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED THIS MONTH.
THEY BELIEVE THAT THEIR PRICE IS NOT THE LOWEST BUT ARE HOPEFUL
THAT THEIR GREATER EXPERIENCE OF THIS TYPE OF WORK MAY GIVE THEM
AN ADVANTAGE. HOWEVER, THEY SUGGESTED THAT THEIR CHANCES OF
WINNING THE CONTRACT ARE NO BETTER THAN EVEN.
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