Bombardier Transportation USA Inc. had filed a lawsuit saying that the city of Honolulu unfairly gave a $1.4 billion contract to Ansaldo Honolulu to build 80 rail cars and design and run the train operating system for the Honolulu Rail Project. However, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals has ruled that a ruling made at a lower court stands and that Bombardier does not have a case.
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s executive director, Dan Grabauskas, was pleased with the court’s decision and stated, “The contract award was successfully upheld by three independent and separate reviews. All of these extensive reviews underscored the validity of our procurement process.” Grabauskas added that the city’s residents ”can expect a state-of-the art automated system that is safe and reliable. Equally important, we intend to keep this contract on time and on budget and this decision will help us do that.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-18-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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Global Executive Realty, LLC
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