Re: Alice-Darwin bids close

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au) wrote:
> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> vQgM2.10$ch2.377459@news0.optus.net.au">news:vQgM2.10$ch2.377459@news0.optus.net.au...
> > Tenders for the construction of the Alice Springs - Darwin railway close
> > today. Three consortia have made tenders. The frontrunner appears to be
> > Northlink, a consotrium of Theiss and the Commonwealth Bank.
> >
> > The winning bid is expected to be announced within 3 months, with
> > construction to start at the end of the year. The first train to Darwin
> > should be in 2003.
> >
> Shouldn't this be announced tomorrow :)

I take the point, but it was on the ABC today. Aunty doesn't make such
announcements lightly.

Remember the announcement is only that tenders have closed. The decision
to build still actually hasn't been made. :)

Cheers
David