An association of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. employees plans to team up with a potential buyer of their company, industry sources said Friday. The group of employees, which owns a 0.46-percent stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding, is expected to have a say in selecting a preferred bidder for the shipyard, as the bidder which teams up with the association wins support from employees. Korea Development Bank (KDB) and a state-run asset management company are seeking to sell a combined 50.4-percent interest in the world's third-largest shipyard, which they bailed out in 2000 after its parent Daewoo Group collapsed under a mountain of debt. On Tuesday, POSCO, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Hanhwa Group and GS Group submitted their detailed bids for Daewoo Shipbuilding.