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One system for managing WMATA's contracts from acquisition planning to contract close-out DULLES, Va., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compusearch® is pleased to announce it has been awarded the prime contract to implement its PRISM(TM) solution as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) new Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) System. The value of the award is $4,023,795. Compusearch will replace WMATA's manual procurement system with a proven web-based COTS...
LISLE, Ill., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KONE Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace 128 escalators at 34 stations throughout Washington, D.C.'s Metro transportation system. The contract is part of WMATA's multi-year capital improvement program known as Metro Forward. KONE was selected through a procurement process which took into consideration KONE's technical excellence and expertise providing replacement solutions...
Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) will use MIS Sciences Corporation’s eAlert® notification system to provide commuters attending the 57th Presidential Inauguration with traffic updates and news. Burbank, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2013 MIS Sciences Corporation’s eAlert® notification system, used by transportation authorities throughout the country, including Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, D.C., will be an integral part of the...
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Outdoor launched its first ever Interior Rail Car Panels transit advertising campaign in Washington DC's Metrorail system with five foot portrait sized ads featured on 225 WMATA rail cars. The largest ad format inside the Metrorail cars decorates the interior with floor to ceiling graphics. This is the first time CBS Outdoor has featured this dynamic transit media creative, which flanks the rail car door visible to commuters as they enter...
Washington Metro K-12 Students Learn About Wind Energy at USA Science & Engineering Festival WASHINGTON, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Wind Energy Foundation and the KidWind Project today announced the winners of the KidWind Challenge, a student-oriented wind turbine design contest. In advance of the challenge, KidWind trained 30 teachers and 12 teams in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Over a period of several months, students designed and constructed their own...
LISLE, Ill., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KONE has been chosen by Jones Lang LaSalle and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) to supply 18 new escalators in Washington, D.C.'s historic Union Station. The escalator modernization project was designed by Newmont Elevator Analysts, Inc. of Stone Ridge, N.Y. KONE was chosen for its expertise providing modernization and replacement solutions for the mass transit segment, where smooth people flow is required at each stage of...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Groundbreaking ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 22 All press must arrive by 9 a.m.; ceremony begins at 10 a.m. No one will be admitted after 9 a.m. WHERE:...
Embark delivers most accurate, detailed and fastest trip routes, launches Boston transit app, new features, and a new name. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 25, 2012 Embark, a leading mobile mass transit app, today announced it has become the fastest growing app for U.S. transit riders, and has eclipsed the 20-million trips milestone. The company is now adding more than 2,000 users per day and routing nearly 2 million trips per month across 12 transit systems, including New York,...
NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Outdoor has renewed its contract with the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA), one of the nation's largest public transportation systems, as announced today by Wally Kelly, president and chief executive officer, CBS Outdoor. The new agreement includes Washington D.C. transit advertising on both bus and rail systems, totaling 86 metro stations, 1,200 rail cars and more than 1,300 buses. The renewal spans three years, with four single...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Vidient Systems, the technology leader in intelligent video, announced that Jon Cook, its Vice President of Engineering, will speak at the 2010 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Rail Conference on innovative technologies and strategies for protecting rail infrastructure, the public and employees. Jon's presentation is an element of a comprehensive discussion of strategies to address the safety and security risks faced by rail and...
