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TELNO.INDUS 234 OF 14 DECEMBER,
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YOUR INDUS 318: CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION.
1. AS YOU ARE AWARE STONES IS IN HOUSTON AND I HAVE THEREFORE
HAD DIFFICULTY IN EXTRACTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TENDERS FOR THE CIVIL WORKS AT CASTLE PEAK. HOWEVER, BROOKS HAS GIVEN ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN CONFIDENCE:-
(A)
TENDERS FOR THE JETTY WORKS ARE DUE TO BE SUBMITTED IN
HONG KONG BY JANUARY 15 1979:
(B)
WORK IS TO COMMENCE ON 1 MARCH WITH PARTIAL COMPLETION BY 31 JULY 1980 AND FINAL COMPLETION BY 31 MAY 1981: (C) THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS ARE L.G.MOUCHEL AND PARTNER
IN THE U.K:
D) TWELVE FIRMS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO TENDER 1.E TAYLOR WOODROW, GEORGE WIMPEY, KIER INTERNATIONAL OF THE U.K, ROYAL
NETHERLANDS HARBOUR CONSTRUCTION AND INTERDETON OF THE NETHERLANDS, GAMMON CONSTRUCTION AND LEIGHTON CONSTRUCTION
ASIA OF HONG KONG, KUMAGAI GUMI, RISHIMATSU AND ACKI OF JAPAN, SANTA FE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CALIFORNIA AND OCEANIC CONTRACTORS OF LOUISIANA FROM THE U.S.
(E) THE SAME FIRMS PLUS BALFOUR BEATTY ARE BEING INVITED TO
BID FOR THE FOUNDATION WORK.
2. ALL THESE FIRMS OF COURSE WILL BE AWARE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INVITED TO TENDER BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PUBLICIZE THE PRE-QUALIFICATION LIST BY THE NORMAL E.1.S METHODS AS LONG AS
L.G.MOUCHEL IN LONDON DO NOT WISH IT. YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO CONSULT WITH THE D.O.T HOW TO DEPLOY THE INFORMATION WHICH I HAVE OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE OF BRITISH SPECIALIST CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPANIES WITHOUT CAUSING OFFENCE
TO MY SOURCE OR TO CHRISTIANT AND NIELSEN'S BRITISH COMPETITORS.
MARCH
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