Article: United States : LA MTA to seek new car procurement bids after AnsaldoBreda declines option.

Byline: rakshali03

AnsaldoBreda S.p.A. recently declined to sign a contract and exercise an option to build 100 additional light-rail cars, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) announced on Saturday. So, the agency plans to seek bids on a new car procurement to meet its operating needs for new rail lines.

Good faith negotiations between the two parties have gone on for more than a year and the board had set a deadline of midnight Oct. 30 to reach agreement on exercising the rail-car options, LACMTA officials said in a prepared ...

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