NZ Public Transport: Snapper Dangles Offer Of Big Ticketing Savings
October 15th, 2009
Auckland is being offered a $70m saving against budget in the cost of developing an integrated ticketing system for public transport, one of the region’s key strategies for making public transport more efficient and attractive. Snapper Services has invited the Auckland Regional Transport Authority and the NZ Transport Agency to come on board with the successfully-established Snapper smartcard system, the dominant smartcard system being adopted by public transport operators and councils in other parts of NZ. At present $135m has been budgeted for the integrated ticketing system
Chief Executive Miki Szikszai says it makes no sense for ARTA to contemplate incurring the significant costs and risks of developing its own system. He adds the new offer made to ARTA means they pay no up-front costs. As a further sweetener Szikszai says ARTA could accept the new Snapper offer and still involve its preferred tenderer, the French company Thales, in aspects of the scheme, if it wishes.
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