Declan Murphy wrote:

> > How do large international firms like Kajima, third largest global contractor in their
> > field, do this all over the earth while looking for work?
>
> Kajima has offices and subsidiary companies in many countries, are
> licensed in those markets, and in the case of tender processes (not all
> contractual work is for the public sector) the ability to be physically
> on the ground throughout. I don't understand where the mystery is here.

So how do smaller companies like you or yours have a chance? How did Kajima do it before
they were so large? It is not practical.

> > You would need to go to Australia despite it being all here?
> >
> > Sounds exclusionary.
>
> More a matter of the practicalities involved with a competitive tender,
> and the location (until immediately before the event itself) of all of
> the decision makers concerned with the pavilion.

It's practical for them, not people or companies like you and yours, who joke about your
financial situation, or Kajima before they grew.

Doesn't Australia have local organizers or representatives such as at the Consulate?

> > Are you talking about your company in Japan, or your Japanese company? Why can they be
> > in the Australian pavilion?
>
> My company in Japan and my Japanese company are the same company.

OK. Hard to tell because you seem to have at least three.

> Even my personal shareholdings are not considered gaishi.
>
> The company can tender for the Australian pavilion because it is invited
> to do so.

Seems odd. Does it have anything to do with your citizenship or can anyone invited try?

> I don't know yet whether we will tender.

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