1.   The third bidder was an investment group said to include Electra, Legal and General and Prudential.

2.   And he does not anticipate a third bidder will enter the fray.

3.   A third bidder, Newington Forest Consortium, has been dropped from the shortlist.

4.   A third bidder also walked away disappointed.

5.   Also shutout by the decision was Boeing Corp., the third bidder in the FAA competition.

6.   Chicago-based General Growth Properties is the third bidder.

7.   Fascel Ltd is the third highest bidder in Gujarat and Maharashtra, both potentially lucrative states.

8.   Goodyer said there could also be a third bidder for Metway.

9.   It is especially troublesome if a third bidder shows up or if a dispute erupts over the contract.

10.   The Gloria group, the third Arequipa bidder, appears to have been sidelined by the other two offers, Calisaya said.