I do know from contacts that AsA is ultra keen to win this contract and for the Gulf ATC in general would be an improvment to see a change of provider somewhere as it will either sharpen Serco's game or see them wither and die on the vine
An improvement you say
The old cliche' "Better the devil you know..." comes to mind and frankly given ASA's track history I have serious doubts that if they win this contract you will see any improvement at all.
At least with Serco, what you see is what you get...
For ASA to win this I imagine their bid will have to be very sharp indeed and I fail to see how that is likely to benefit the interests of the local industry in general let alone the people working there.
Anyone care to explain to me how they will staff the place given ASA is struggling to keep it's own house in order?