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BTC HONG KONG'S TELNO OTTER 277: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT
1. MITSUI CONFIRM THAT THEIR PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENT IS IN THE NAME OF MITSUI, TRAFALGAR HOUSE, AND COSTAINS ONLY, BUT THAT SHIMIZU ARE FIRMLY WITH THE AJC GROUP. ON THE UK SIDE, CLEVELAND BRIDGE AND DORMAN LONG ARE SUPPORTING TRAFALGAR HOUSE.
AJC HAVE ABANDONED PLANS TO INVOLVE HOPEWELL IN THEIR GROUPING. TAKEYAMA OF MITSUI TOLD ME HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH AGAIN NEXT WEEK AFTER HE HAS HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR LONDON OFFICE. WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTACT TRAFALGAR HOUSE HERE BEFORE 7 JANUARY BECAUSE OF THEIR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
2. AS FOR THE ALL JAPANESE GROUP, MITSUI BELIEVE THAT THE BIG FOUR JAPANESE CONTRACTORS ALSO HAVE KOBE STEEL, NISHIMATSU AND KUMAGAI-GUMI BEHIND THEM, AS SUGGESTED IN MY OTTER 846 OF 13 DEC TO DTI. THIS WILL BE A DIFFICULT COMBINATION TO BEAT, ESPECIALLY ON PRICE. I SHALL REPORT TRAFALGAR HOUSE'S COMMENTS ON THIS NEXT WEEK.
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