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(D) WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY
6.
THIS POUNDS 140 MILLION CONTRACT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO
WITH WORK STARTING IN MID-1993. TENDERING IS LIKELY TO BE IN THE
SECOND HALF OF 1992.
(E) WESTERN CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL (ROAD)
7.
THIS WILL BE A BOT SCHEME, VALUE ABOUT POUNDS 300 MILLION. THE BID PACKAGE IS LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH 1992, WITH A VIEW TO A CONTRACT AT THE END OF 1992. THERE WILL BE NO PRE-QUALIFICATION EXERCISE SINCE THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS IT KNOW THOSE WITH THE NECESSARY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. KUMAGAI AND NISHIMATSU OF JAPAN AND GAMMON (HK-UK) HAVE WORKED ON PREVIOUS TUNNELS HERE AND ARE ALMOST SURE TO BE INVITED TO BID. GROUPS ARE ALREADY FORMING. WIMPEY, BOVIS, COSTAIN AND AMEC ARE AMONG THE BRITISH COMPANIES SHOWING INTEREST. WHARF (HK) ARE ACTIVELY PUTTING TOGETHER A GROUP, BUT SOME FEEL THAT IF KUMAGAI AND NISHIMATSU COMBINE, AS SEEMS LIKELY, THEY WILL BE ALMOST UNBEATABLE. THERE WILL ALSO BE FURTHER LARGE CONTRACTS FOR M AND E WORK.
(F) WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING (RAIL)
8. THIS WILL BE OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND VALUE TO THE ROAD TUNNEL (ABOUT POUNDS 300 MILLION) AND MAY WELL BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME, BUT DETAILS AWAIT CONFIRMATION OF THE TIMING OF THE RAIL LINK.
(G) RAIL LINK TO AIRPORT
9.
THIS AWAITS GOVERNMENT CONFIRMATION, BUT ALL SOURCES INDICATE THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR THEY ARE LIKELY TO CONFIRM THAT THE RAIL LINK SHOULD GO AHEAD TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE OPENING OF THE AIRPORT, IN WHICH CASE CONTRACTS WILL BE LET DURING 1992 FOR THE TRACK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ETC. TO A VALUE OF SOME POUNDS 500 MILLION, WITH ABOUT AS MUCH AGAIN FOR THE ALL NEW ROLLING STOCK THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. THE LATTER PROVIDES ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES OF ALL FOR THE UK, SINCE METRO CAMMELL PROVIDE MTR WITH VIRTUALLY ALL THEIR EXISTING ROLLING STOCK, BUT
THERE ARE STRONG INDICATIONS THAT THE JAPANESE ARE MOUNTING A MAJOR CONCERTED CAMPAIGN TO WIN THIS ORDER AND THEREBY BREAK INTO THIS RAIL MARKET OVERALL. METRO CAMMELL WILL NEED TO BE MORE
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