So, we've all been waiting for some bid to come out in the Mar/Apr timeframe and so far, it's been crickets. All news generally comes out of Mempho on Fridays at 5:00 PM, so I understand that we have one more Friday to go and I might be slightly early.
Let's say for argument's sake that the company can run phantom practice bids whenever they want based on standing bids. They probably do this all the time. What happens if they see a trend they don't like? What if, for instance, anyone who wants to bid out of HKG and can, changes their standing bid? IE--the phantom practice doesn't look as good as the company would like. What if the same thing was happening in CGN? How about new hire captains in the FDAs?
If you were a bean counter, would you run the official bid anyway? Would you hastily dispatch a contingent of management over to HKG quickly to assess the mood which must be insufferable since some of their guys have recently been sent home (fired)?
Anyone care to comment on this? Best guess on the Mar/Apr bid? Jul/Aug and a lot of talk between the negotiating committee and management on perhaps some enhancement in an FDA LOA and an immediate return of those let go.
Discuss...
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