Yes, I can see that. For SA to want the submarine build as well though, seems just plain greedy. It will be interesting to see if any announcements come before the possible double dissolution.
MB
I wouldn't put money on that
I don't see the logic in anyone else doing it - all the bidders have indicated that they will work with ASC
common sense has to prevail. everyother pretend bidder in australia doesn't have the infrastructure or relevant staff in place
not all shipyards can build subs
not all shipyards have the relevant equipment
not all shipyards have the relevant staff already in place
not all shipyards have historical leverage
it makes no sense to gut a yard of equipment, or buy equipment to compete
it makes no sense to poach dozens of staff from one yard to build another and gut capability
it makes more sense to split the work, which is what ASC would do anyway as opposed to some of the other idiotic propositions where companies think they can do it all
reality check, all the large builds done by volume yards are distributed across companies - which is the ASC model and the preferred industry model so that everyone gets a bite
to reiterate, common sense should prevail over parochialism and partisanship