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MY TELNO INTRA 86: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: PLATFORM CONTRACT
SUMMARY
1. THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE CONFUSION OVER THIS GBP700/800 MILLION CONTRACT, BUT IF APPEARS THAT THE BIDDING GROUPS WILL BE TOLD TOMORROW, 29 APRIL, THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO REBID USING AN ALTERNATIVE DREDGING APPROACH. THIS SHOULD CUT THE COSTS FOR THE HK ADMINISTRATION BUT IT MAYBE UNFORTUNATE FOR THE TWO BRITISH COMPANIES WHO LEAD GROUPS THAT PREVIOUSLY PUT IN THE TWO LOWEST BIDS.
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2. COSTAIN AND BALFOUR BEATTY HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED SINCE HAVING PUT IN BIDS IN MARCH IN WHICH THEIRS WERE WIDELY REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN THE LOWEST AND THE SECOND LOWEST RESPECTIVELY, TO HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (PAA) ALTHOUGH IT IS ALSO WIDELY KNOWN THAT THE LATTER WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VERY HIGH PRICES INCLUDED IN MOST BIDS FOR THE DREDGING COMPONENT, AND WHERE A CARTEL AMONG THE DUTCH DREDGING COMPANIES WAS SUSPECTED. WE HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, OAKERVEE, THAT HE WILL MEET WITH THE SIX BIDDING GROUPS ON 29 APRIL. HE WILL TELL THEM THAT THEY WILL BE RECEIVED ON 7 MAY AN ADDENDUM TO THE TENDER DOCUMENT AND THEREAFTER EACH GROUP WILL BE GIVEN SIX WEEKS TO SUBMIT NEW BIDS, WITH A VIEW TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT ON 1 AUGUST, WITH WORK TO START IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. THE ADDENDUM WILL RE- SCHEDULE THE WORK IN TWO PHASES, THE SECOND USING A CHEAPER BUT SLOWER RECLAMATION METHOD WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE SECOND RUNWAY AREA WHICH WILL NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL AFTER 1997.
3. THE SECOND PHASE WILL REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF FILL FROM RELATIVELY CLOSE BY LAND SOURCES, PROBABLY THE AREA OF THE MILITARY FIRING RANGE BEHIND CASTLE PEAK, RATHER THAN FROM SEA
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