ALSTOM Awarded €137 Million Contract by Washington, DC Metro to Ssupply 62 Subway Cars
22 June 2002 14:44
The Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority (WMATA) Board of Directors voted today to award ALSTOM a 137 million euro contract for the design and manufacture of 62 new heavy rail subway cars. The cars are for use on the Blue Line extension to the Largo Town Center and for service growth. The contract includes the cars, spare parts, special tools and training.
The contract also includes an option to supply an additional 120 new subway cars for use on the Orange Line extension to Tysons Corner and projected service growth. The option has a potential value of 205 million euros to ALSTOM if exercised by WMATA.
The new cars will be assembled in ALSTOM’s facilities in Hornell, near New York. The cars will be fitted with ALSTOM’s proven propulsion technology, the ONIXTM traction drives, and an advanced cab signaling system.
Michel Moreau, President of ALSTOM's Transport sector, said: 'This new contract with WMATA, which follows their order placed in 2000 for the overhaul of 364 subway cars, is a further demonstration of our customer's confidence in ALSTOM's products and services. This is the latest of a series of orders received for the North American market, confirming our true competitive advantage in this region.'
After a competitive procurement process, WMATA stated that ALSTOM provided the 'best value' to the Authority. In particular, WMATA technical evaluation team selected ALSTOM as having the best overall technical proposal. ALSTOM was ranked highest in technical design, engineering and capability. Other factors noted in WMATA’s decision were ALSTOM’s excellence in testing and training, as well as management approach, credible delivery schedule and past performance.
In addition, ALSTOM is also currently providing new Comet V passenger rail coaches for the expanding New Jersey Transit fleet as well as overhauling subway cars for WMATA and the Chicago Transit Authority.
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in over 60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport Sector offers cutting-edge products and services to four distinct types of customers: urban transit authorities and operators; intercity passenger rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners. ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with 4.4 billion euros in sales in 2001, is among the world's leading suppliers to the railway industry.
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