International Law

Chinese State Firm to Build New York City Subway Infrastructure

China State Construction Engineering Corp, the largest contractor in China, has bagged a subway ventilation project worth about $100 million in New York's Manhattan area, marking the construction giant's third order in the United States' infrastructure space this year.

SUBWAY VENTILATION... Given extraordinary precautions regarding biological agents, etc., and the exposure of 5 million riders daily, isn't this an extraordinary decision?

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WSJ confirms, quoting DOW Jones in Shanghai:

SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China State Construction Engineering Corp. (601668.SH) recently signed contracts totaling $94.35 million to build subway ventilation facilities in Manhattan, a person familiar with the deal told Dow Jones Newswires on Monday. The contract was given to China Construction American Co., a unit of the firm, said the person, who declined to be named.

Anyone with specific information on the project is more than welcome to write a post on it for Asiabizblog.

[H/T to Miss Johnson from London.]

Full post as published by Asia Business Intelligence on December 01, 2009 (boomark / email).