Chinese train manufacturer wins US metro deal

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 A metro project evaluated at $270 million in the U.S. state of Massachusetts has been awarded to CRRC Corp., a conglomerate formed by the merger of China's top two high-speed rail makers, China North Railway (CNR) and China South Railway (CSR). A total of 134 trains will be purchased for the project, according to a Caixin report on Jan. 10.

An insider disclosed that the contract was signed between CRRC and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2016. CRRC is the only qualified provider of metro trains to meet the MBTA's requirements. As a result, the MBTA decided not to solicit additional bids, the insider said, emphasizing that the decision was entirely legal.

China North Railway (CNR) won a contract worth $567 million for the Boston metro in October 2014, necessitating the purchase of 284 trains, according to earlier reports. This marked China's first batch of rail transit equipment to enter the U.S. market.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0116/c90000-9167639.html

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I wonder if Trump will move in on this.

Hmm....

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I wonder if Trump will move in on this.

Hmm....

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These type of transactions appear to be 'municipalities' making contracts with foreign governments using local city and state tax dollars for these contracts.

I don't see Federal dollars being spent here, but it certainly opens up opportunities for American companies to contest it, given the current theme.

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These type of transactions appear to be 'municipalities' making contracts with foreign governments using local city and state tax dollars for these contracts.

I don't see Federal dollars being spent here, but it certainly opens up opportunities for American companies to contest it, given the current theme.

There are a RAFT of federal regulations dealing with how any business or municipality can interact with foreign countries.  For example if you download certain types of software, such as database managers, you have to promise not to share it with a long list of countries -- and I have seen China on that list a few times (can't remember the specific package).

I guess  I am saying not only are you probably right about challenging the award but the feds are involved in almost all B2B/M2B interactions with China, Russia, the ME, etc.