Masabi wasn’t Low Bidder for Montreal Fare-System Contract; Vendor was Likely Helped by Special Pricing Clause in RFP
UK-based Masabi won the recently announced contract to provide a new fare system for Montreal-area transit authority ARTM with what is believed to be a substantially higher total bid than at least part of the competition, Mobility Payments has learned.
ARTM has not released the price bids for the up to the 14-year, CA$183 million (US$133.7 million) contract, counting extensions. But a spokeswoman for the authority confirmed to Mobility Payments that
Masabi Wins Montreal Contract, Beating Out Cubic, Likely Conduent
UK-based Masabi has won a contract reported to be worth at least CA$125 million (US$91.1 million) from Montreal-area transport authority ARTM, beating out Cubic Transportation Systems, likely incumbent Conduent Transportation and four other suppliers.
It's one of the largest and most complex projects for UK-based software-as-as-service ticketing provider Masabi, which enables mobile ticketing for mostly small and some medium-sized North America transit agencies–not the size of ARTM.
Tip Sheet: Montreal Authority Reissues RFP after Disappointing Results; Promises to be More Flexible This Time
Montreal-area transport authority, Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain, or ARTM, has reissued its call to tenders, as promised, for a new account-based ticketing system, after having cancelled the previous tender request in August because of disappointing results.
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Montreal Transport Authority to Issue New RFP after Disappointing Results from Previous Tender Request
Montreal-area transport authority, Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain, or ARTM, plans to issue a new call for tenders in coming weeks for its planned account-based ticketing system after scrapping the previous tender request last month because of disappointing results, Mobility Payments has learned.
ARTM executive director for information technology, Sylvain Perras, told Mobility Payments the agency
Tip Sheet: Cubic Lays Off More Employees; Contends It Needs to ‘Become Leaner’ and More Competitive
Cubic Transportation Systems is laying off more employees in an effort, it says, to “become leaner and more responsive” to the market, Mobility Payments has learned.
The U.S.-based vendor, the largest fare-system supplier globally, already laid off more than 200 employees last summer. The latest round of layoffs is expected to be smaller than this previous one.