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III.

Government's Requirement

(g) The consortium should be prepared to

vary international contract conditions where they are considered by the client to be unduly onerous.

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Japanese

Yes

Present Indications (as at 5th December 1973)

Anglo-Italian

Yes

H.K. Metro Constructors

Yes

(h) The consortium must recognise that

limited work, storage, etc areas would be made available.

Yes

Yes

Yes

(i) The consortium must accept Government's

ruling on the importation of workers.

Yes

| Yes

Yes

(j) The consortium should make their own

arrangements for housing expatriate workers.

Pricing

(a) The price should cover all the con-

sortium's costs, including design, project management, contract and credit insurance etc.

(b) The consortium should price in

accordance with conditions, specifica- tions etc. laid down by the client, and any variations should be separately priced.

Yes

Yes

Yes but flexi- bility in detailed design required

(c) Provisions for escalation must be clearly Not applicable

defined and limited to a pre-agreed

maximum (cf. II(f) above).

Yes

1 Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes but flexi- bility in detailed design required

Yes but flexibility in detailed design required

No (sec (g) below)

No (see (g) below)

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