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U.S. transit agency Capital Metro has released its first public explanation for its “emergency procurement” of a replacement fare system in a document obtained by Mobility Payments.
• Document: Emergency Purchase Justification, June 28, 2024
• Document: Cubic redacted contract, Aug. 21, 2024
• CapMetro (Austin)
• Cubic
• Siemens Mobility
Texas transit agency Capital Metro said 1.25 million fare transactions went unprocessed during a 30-day period last spring by its incumbent vendor, Siemens Mobility, according to the agency in a newly released document that seeks to justify the “emergency purchase” of a new fare system directly from Cubic Transportation Systems.
The document (download below), obtained by Mobility Payments, is the first explanation made public on the reasons for the fast-track procurement last summer.
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