{"id":3505,"date":"2008-08-26T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T18:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/08\/26\/ttc-reopens-streetcar-bid\/"},"modified":"2008-08-26T14:44:22","modified_gmt":"2008-08-26T18:44:22","slug":"ttc-reopens-streetcar-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/08\/26\/ttc-reopens-streetcar-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"TTC reopens streetcar bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3093\/2788375872_60c6e78fdc.jpg\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/07\/17\/breaking-news-ttc-suspends-streetcar-prucahses\/\">As mentioned here on Spacing Toronto in July<\/a>,\u00a0 the TTC rejected the two remaining TTC streetcar replacement bids by Bombardier Transportation (as its model was deemed not to fit the TTC&#8217;s tight curve radii), and the small British firm TRAM Power (for not being commercially compliant). After this surprising turn of events, the TTC is re-opened the proposal, and Siemens (which withdrew from the bid process mid-way), Bombardier, and now Alstom, will enter into negotiations. Formal approval for entering into bid negotiations with all three builders will be presented at tomorrow&#8217;s commission meeting.<\/p>\n<p>There were strong rumours that Alstom, with its with its Citadis LRV model,\u00a0was\u00a0all-but-chosen as the successful bidder, fueled by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/Columnists\/Blizzard_Christina\/2008\/08\/22\/6532586.php\">Christina Blizzard&#8217;s column<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0last Friday&#8217;s Toronto Sun. It appears that this is not quite the case, though it is noteworthy that Alstom did not submit a bid during the first round.<\/p>\n<p>The 25% Canadian content requirement is a complication for all firms, particularly French-based Alstom and German-based Siemens, and only Bombardier has the facilities here in Canada for the production of rail transit vehicles. However, this 25% does not require final assembly to take place in Canada, it only requires 25% of the total value of the vehicles to be manufactured here. As well, the TTC&#8217;s tough requirements for its legacy streetcar fleet (which will not include the planned Transit City lines) has made ordering an off-the-shelf streetcar difficult.<\/p>\n<p>As for the local content rule, it should be noted that southern Ontario should be a rich market for LRVs, so it might still make sense for final assembly to be done close to home, no matter who wins the bid.\u00a0Bombarider&#8217;s Thunder Bay plant will be busy with GO Transit and subway orders as well. The TTC will need replacement street railway vehicles, as well as a new fleet for the Transit City light rail system. Additionally, Mississauga\/Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Ottawa also have light rail plans of their own, and will need new vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the agenda for tomorrow&#8217;s commission meeting are a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/485476\">proposal to end &#8220;free&#8221; parking for Metropass holders<\/a>, and a plan to end the use of biodiesel in the TTC fleet. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo of Barcelona Citadis LRV courtesy of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/robertrd\/\"><em>.Robert.<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned here on Spacing Toronto in July,\u00a0 the TTC rejected the two remaining TTC streetcar replacement bids by Bombardier Transportation (as its model was deemed not to fit the TTC&#8217;s tight curve radii), and the small British firm TRAM Power (for not being commercially compliant). 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