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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2014

Chicago to restart railcar procurement with job-creating approach

Chicago Transit Authority's new solicitation for bids will ask manufacturing companies to disclose plans to create American jobs and opportunities for disadvantaged American workers, and evaluates the quality of their responses with a system of price credits.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2012

N.Y. MTA e-procurement saves millions

Under the new method, companies hoping to do business with the MTA log into a website that allows them to place bids in real time and simultaneously track whether they are currently the low bidder, or have been underbid.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2012

Audit shows misconduct in Chinese rail project

Evidence showed that deficient procurement and other practices led to higher costs, including one example where $134.3 million worth of materials was purchased from non-bidding suppliers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2009

Des Moines orders 20 Orion VIIs

DART, with a fleet of more than 150 buses, operates the largest mass transit service in the state of Iowa, serving the entire metro Capital region including its 19 cities and towns.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2009

N.J. Transit incentivizes bidding process participation

Bids will be accepted for each of the three tunnel segments, with unsuccessful bidders receiving up to $375,000 for their submissions. The stipend allows agency to retain rights to all submissions.

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