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<a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/tenders/details/show/mta-long-island-rail-road-request-for-proposal.html">https://www.railwaygazette.com/tenders/details/show/mta-long-island-rail-road-request-for-proposal.html</a> Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNR) requests proposals for the following:  RFP No. 227776 Design, Manufacture, Test and Deliver New Dual Mode Locomotives – Phase 1 Qualification  MNR is seeking initial qualifying proposals from firms to design, manufacture and deliver new dual mode locomotives as described in the Request for Proposal (RFP). This is the first phase of a planned two-phase Request For Proposal (“RFP”) process. Interested firms may obtain a copy of this RFP from Metro-North's Procurement and Material Management Department........ Deadline for submitting proposals is no later than 2:30PM EST on September 17, 2018. MNR will report to the Section 305 Technical Subcommittee. From their August 23rd, 2018 minutes of meeting: <a href="http://www.highspeed-rail.org/Documents/305%20tech%20sc%20minutes%208-23-18%20draft.doc">http://www.highspeed-rail.org/Documents/305%20tech%20sc%20minutes%208-23-18%20draft.doc</a> <div>6. Update:  Metro North Dual Mode Locomotive Procurement – Steve Hewitt for Ray Hessinger, NYSDOT: </div> <div>Ray Hessinger was unavailable for today’s call (8-23-18), but informed Steve Hewitt previously that the Metro-North Dual Mode Locomotive RFP is on the street and is available. There have been extensive changes to the PRIIA specification which was used as a baseline.  Metro North is considering taking steps to have the changes reviewed and considered by the NGEC........... </div> <div>Steve Hewitt added, that it is not meant to be done to revise the spec throughout the procurement – so there will not be an urgency as with an active procurement. (Metro North is not required to use the PRIIA spec) All of those who use the specification are asked to inform the NGEC of any changes made that the NGEC may wish to consider that would improve the PRIIA spec.</div> <div>Amtrak as well as Metro North used the PRIIA 305 specifications only as base. Now they try to get their specifications for the dual power together.</div> <div>Standardisation, lower prices, what for? Regards, Volker</div>
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