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Gilbert Andrew Garcia, Chairman, Board of DirectorsMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)George Greanias, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, METRO1900 MainP.O. Box 61429Houston, Texas 77208-1429
Dear Messrs. Garcia and Greanias:
This past April, the...
October 01, 2010
James J. Maiwurm, Esq.Shanker A. Singham, Esq.Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.Suite 5001201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20004
Subject: Request for Reconsideration—Buy America & Procurement InvestigationDear Messrs. Maiwurm and Singham:
I...
This Report of Investigation explains and documents our finding of three substantial violations of FTA's Buy America and procurement rules:
1. METRO and CAF violated FTA's Buy America requirements. This began with METRO's release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) that stated FTA's Buy...
Mr. Thomas Prendergast Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Metropolitan Transportation Authority 347 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017
Re: Buy America Investigation Decision: Second Avenue Subway Project's Water Mist Fire Suppression System - January 6, 2015Dear...
April 22, 2014
Edward J. Gill, Jr., Esq.Thompson Coburn LLP1909 K Street, N.W.Suite 600Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Mr. Gill:
I write in response to your renewed requests to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on behalf of your client, Allison Transmission Inc. (Allison),...
August 03, 2011
Jay H. Walder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Metropolitan Transportation Authority 347 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017-3739
Dear Mr. Walder
I write in response to the May 31, 2011 letter from the New York...
March 16, 2011
Mr. Shanker A. SinghamSquire Sanders1201 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 500Washington, DC 2004-2401
Dear Mr. Singham:
I write in response to your letter dated November 17, 2010, in which you ask FTA to waive its Buy America requirements for motor coaches...
FTA determined that the processes by which FR Conversions undertakes to convert minivans into wheelchair-accessible vehicles are sufficient to meet the Buy America requirements for final assembly.
11/25/2014Mobility Works CommercialFTA...Year Milestone
1630 – First publicly operated ferryboat (Boston, MA).
1740 – First use of ox carts for carrying passengers (New York, NY).
1811 – First mechanically operated (steam-powered) ferryboat begins operation (New York, NY...