Bidding for new Philipines Automated Fare Collection System Concession started
In 2014, AF Payments won the concession for the automated fare collection system of the three light rail systems in Manila. The concession was supposed to run for ten years, but as far as I know, it is still going, so they must have agreed to extend by a few years.
During my time with AFPI, I devoted a lot of time dealing with the Concession and the government. At times my patience was severely tested.
As such I got my virtual popcorn out when I learned the exciting news that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that they will open the bidding for a new Philippine Automated Fare Collection System (PAFCS) concession this year.
I confess that I am not the "bigger person" here. I am fascinated by the spectacle of somebody else being lead to the slaughter.
There is not much more information about the content of the bidding document which was developed by ADB (1). As usual, I took some educated guesses and summarized the little there is in my new blog post.