1.   Adtranz Signal has been selected as preferred bidder, with the formal contract to be signed shortly.

2.   Aside from promising that the sale of the Creditanstalt stake will happen this year, Klima has refused to set a date or to name the preferred bidder.

3.   Legacy became a preferred bidder after negotiations with Nomura International, the Japanese bank, fell through in September.

4.   She said Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke may announce two or three of the preferred bidders on four road building projects in his budget speech.

5.   The U.K. has said it plans to announce soon the award of another franchise, Midland Main Line, to its preferred bidder, National Express.

6.   WMC said it has been selected by the government of Uzbekistan as the preferred bidder on an exclusive basis to negotiate the development of the Zarmitan gold deposit.

7.   WMC also said it has been selected by the government of Uzbekistan as the preferred bidder on an exclusive basis to negotiate the development of the Zarmitan gold deposit.

8.   WMC beat at least three opponents to become the preferred bidder.

9.   The consortium was declared the preferred bidder after the government evaluated the bid, the ministry said.

10.   The current preferred bidder is the consortium Legacy, which plans to build a high-tech business park called Knowledge City.