Scheme To Maximise N.Z. Participation
(N.Z.PA. Staff Correspondent) MELBOURNE, August 26. New Zealand manufacturers will be given maximum opportunity to tender for work on the ssom Bluff aluminium smelter project. A comprehensive scheme to accomplish this is in progress.
New Zealand manufacturers who have not already done so are being asked to submit details of their companies’ capabilities to handle various sections of smelter construction. The smelter is scheduled tn be in use by 1971 Kaiser Engineers and Constructors, Inc., which had been appointed by the New Zealand Construction Company as engineer-managers for the project, were asking companies to give information about their manufacturing experience, plant capacities and technical capabilities, the company said. “This step will be followed, in many cases, by plant visits
sad detailed discussions with New Zealand manufacturers. Several such visits have already been made. “The company building the smelter. New Zealand Aluminium Smelters, Ltd, has given an undertaking to the Government to make the fullest use practicable of New Zealand goods and services.” The executive director of N2A..S. (Mr A. L. Ellis), who is based in Melbourne, said that manufacturers were being invited to give information to help N.ZA.S. fulfil its obligation. "We have already let several contracts to New Zealand firms for site work but in the next few months the rate of
letting contracts will increase greatly," Mr Ellis Mid. “Each contract will be worth more than $lOO,OOO and much of the work will be within the capacity of New Zealand Industry." Mr Ellis said that N.Z.A.S. and Kaiser hoped to have a record of the capabilities of New Zealand companies within the next few weeks. From this list a number of firms will be selected to tender for each contract Offices have been established in Wellington, Invercargill and Melbourne. Western Mining.—-Fourth and final call of Me a share (2.5 c capital, 77.56 premium), Is pay-
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32077, 27 August 1969, Page 16
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