Abu Dhabi Procuring Account-Based Ticketing System; Process May Have Reached New Stage
One or more short-listed vendors for Abu Dhabi’s planned fare system are believed to have made their pitches to the Integrated Transport Centre in recent days and weeks, Mobility Payments has learned. The transport agency, which is releasing few details about the procurement, is not expected to award a contract for four or five months.
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is following the larger Dubai with a new fare system
TIP SHEET: Dubai Selects Vendors; Denmark Still Dealing with Cubic Appeal; High Prepaid Card Fees Expected in Netherlands
Incumbent vendors are believed to have won the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s AED 350 million (US$95.3 million) contract to upgrade its card-based nol system into an account-based ticketing
Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract
The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, in Dubai has been evaluating proposals from at least five vendors for the overhaul of its fare-collection system, Mobility Payments has learned.
Dubai Transit Authority Plans to Launch Its Closed-Loop Card in More NFC Wallets
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, which in December first launched mobile fare payments with a digital version of its closed-loop card in Huawei smartphones, says it plans to expand the service to other OEMs, including Apple and Samsung.