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This is just it There will then be a nego- ' submission meeting for the preliminary step in a long tiating period with the win- proiect. process. The consortiums ning team and he said the “For staff. it was definitely have until Nov. 23 to submit region hopes to have a deal exciting to see this next step.” their information. signed by March, 2014. said Thomas Schmidt, com- Those submissions will The contract excludes missioner of transportation be evaluated and three providing the light rail vehi- and environmental services teams will be shortlisted. cles themselves. The region for the Region of Waterloo. Schmidt expects shortiist- has already decided to part- ‘ “it's really the next step to ed candidates to be notified ner with Metrolinx on an getting this built and maldng by the end of January. 2013. order for Bombardiercars. . it reaLWe’re on our way." Each of the three teams will The region has a team of Schmidt said about eight then have until the fall to consultants who will help to . or nine teams, or consor- provide proposals guide the entire process. limos. attended the meeting. “They'll submit a propos- They’ve already contracted A typical team is made up of al which is a combination of an engineering firm, legal engineers. financial advisors, price and what the product is team and financial advisers. transit operators and others they‘re providing us. Because ‘50 we have our own peo- Thete's a lot at stake. The we’re not saying. ‘Here‘s how pie on our side that sort of r ultimate winner of the bid is you should design it; here's mirror the teams that the expected to walk away with what you should do." consortiums are putting an estimated SSSO-miliion Schmidt said. together," Schmidt said. .. contract. "We had a Spanish Instead, the teams are With the exception ofone ' consortium there. i think given basic information and staff person. there is no con- ' a, _ some of the other operators performance requirements. tact between regional staff or , 9 do operations worldwide. so “it's their job to put councillors and those vying ( ‘ ' 5 it wasawide range,” Schmidt together the proposal for for the potentially lucrative . ” " ‘ 5 said. constructing the system. contract. The region released its their proposal for how “We're not meeting with “'3 it“ "i “ W W L request for qualificationstwo they're going to operate it them. There's no wining and weeks ago asking what type and what price they would dining.” Schmidt said. decoy ' L '33.?“ »."w"".;”3> a..- ‘ .' ‘1' [fr he: a! N Rama ‘7 ;; ‘. . gm .".".iii*r i011) Oi". NJ} iHF} 1‘? é . 5’“ A; r, 3"» 5.6% KW Foot kwfoot.com .33.... ’- .3; Feet Sh ou ld n t H u rt. , . “‘ s it . 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