Second Bidder Questions Procurement Practices behind Melbourne’s 15-Year Fare-System Contract Award

Melbourne Metro
A second unsuccessful bidder for Melbourne’s large 15-year AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) fare-system contract is reportedly raising questions about the procurement process, contending that its bid came in well under that of the winning supplier, among...
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Second Michigan Transit Agency Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments; Set to Hire SaaS Ticketing Provider

Lansing bus
A second transit agency in the U.S. state of Michigan plans to introduce open-loop payments, hiring a software-as-a-service vendor to roll out the service. [...]

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Top Cubic Executives Complain of ‘Serious Concerns’ about Tender Process in Selection of Rival Conduent in Australia: Reports

Bus in Melbourne
U.S.-based Cubic Corp. sent a letter of complaint to the premier of the Australian state of Victoria in Melbourne, contending that a flawed procurement process led to the selection of rival vendor Conduent for a 15-year, AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion),...
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Is Sweden’s No. 2 City Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments Twice?

Earlier this month, Gothenburg transit authority Västtrafik launched open-loop payments, the fourth city in Sweden to do so, according to Vix Technology, the vendor that implemented the service on 4,500 upgraded validators on buses, trams and ferries in the...
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