U.S. Agency Bypassed Low-Cost Suppliers in Awarding Fare-Collection System Contract

Records show that the Utah Transit Authority passed on three leading SaaS-ticketing providers in the U.S. in deciding to sign its recent fare-system contract with Scheidt & Bachmann.

Story Label Exclusive by Dan Balaban Posted on May 31, 2023 (June 1, 2023) Posted in Closed Loop Tagged Editor's Choice, Utah Transit Authority

UTA train-bus

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Key Takeaway:

The Utah Transit Authority received responses from eight vendors to its request for proposal for a new fare system, with five of the vendors submitting lower cost bids than the vendor the authority ended up choosing for the contract, documents obtained by Mobility Payments show.

Key Data:

• Table: UTA Tender–Rank of Bidders
• Table: UTA Price Bids-Breakdown
• Evaluation Score Sheet

Organizations Mentioned:

• UTA (Utah)
• Scheidt & Bachmann
• Masabi
• Bytemark
• Vix
• Moovel
• Cubic
• INIT
• Access-IS
• Modeshift

The Utah Transit Authority received responses from eight vendors to its request for proposal for a new fare system, with five of the vendors submitting lower cost bids than the vendor the authority ended up choosing for the contract, documents obtained by Mobility Payments show.

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