[McC]

Originally Posted by McC

am I missing something, or do two of the consortia not have a train-maker?

guess that's right:

Each of the three companies leads a large consortium that includes rail experts, financial backers, Ottawa-based engineering and architecture firms, and others. Only the Vinci-led group includes a manufacturer of trains — Canadian-based Bombardier. The other two will choose train suppliers as the bidding process continues. This is markedly different from the way the bidding went on the rail project the city ended up cancelling in 2006, in which each of the finalists was led by a trainmaker.

The winning bidder in that competition, the German firm Siemens, isn’t included in any of these groups, though it (and other trainmakers) could either join the Bouygues or ACS groups as a partner or simply sell them trains as a vendor.



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