Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and five other firms to stop rigging bids for overpass inspection work, people familiar with the matter told Jiji Press on Thursday. The six companies have colluded to predetermine winners of contracts for inspecting overpasses over railways run by JR Tokai in central Japan at least since February 2021, the people said. JR Tokai was not directly involved in the bidding process, but played a role in determining contract winners by coordinating with the other five companies, the people said. The FTC plans to impose a fine of some 100 million yen in total on five firms except JR Tokai. The five include JR Central Consultants Co., Dainichi Consultant Inc., Tonichi Engineering Consultants Inc. and Japan Transportation Consultants Inc. The move comes after the FTC conducted on-site inspections of JR Tokai and others in October last year. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
EXCLUSIVE: FTC to Warn JR Tokai, Others over Bid-Rigging
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