U.S. Agency SEPTA was to Vote Today on Cubic Contract Award before Canceling Agenda Item–was Rival Vendor Conduent Involved?

After months of delay, the board vote on a much-anticipated award of a contract for the Key 2.0 fare system by Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA was scheduled for today. The agency staff has recommended that Cubic Transportation Systems be hired for the $211 million project.

Then SEPTA abruptly pulled the agenda item late last week, with an agency spokesman telling Mobility Payments only that,