MONTREAL – The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) has rejected a bid by Bombardier that would bring several double-decker trains to the Candiac, Vaudreuil-Dorion and Saint-Jérôme train lines.
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Bombardier, the sole bidder for the project when the call for tenders was put out in December 2015, told the AMT it was unable to provide the cars within the AMT’s 24-month deadline.
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The company said it would need at least 30 months.
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The proposed trains also reportedly did not meet the AMT’s expectations, which included screens that would display the name of the upcoming station.
This isn’t the first time Bombardier has run into trouble.
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In Toronto, the transit commission announced it was dealing with yet another delivery delay with its replacements cars.
Edmonton also ordered some LRT cars from Bombardier, but said it was monitoring the situation in Toronto to see if delivery will be on time.
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Montreal’s AMT contract was estimated at a cost of $103 million for 24 passenger cars.
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The AMT is currently preparing to launch an international call for tenders.
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