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Commented on Streetcars Not Canadian Enough, Gate House Not Nice Enough, Brazilians Not Pro-Santa Enough
Actually, it looks like the Montreal subway cars were sole-sourced to Bombardier, but the AMT commuter cars were not. However, I just looked at the commuter car RFP, and there doesn't seem to be a Canadian content requirement....
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Commented on Streetcars Not Canadian Enough, Gate House Not Nice Enough, Brazilians Not Pro-Santa Enough
@dowlingm: Giambrone said it "is the first time there has been a Canadian content provision in a competitive bid for transit vehicles." I believe your examples--the Montreal cars and the Toronto subway cars--were both sole-sourced, meaning they weren't procured through...

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