New plan needed for Perth's transport radio communications system
The Western Australian Government has announced that the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia’s (PTA) $136 million Radio Systems Replacement project “will no longer proceed” with the current HUGL Consortium. Trade restrictions imposed by the US government on Huawei Australia have resulted in a force majeure event under the contract, which the parties have been unable to overcome. The Radio Systems Replacement project involves converting the radiocommunications system for Perth’s urban rail network from analog to digital. According to a government statement, the project will now be delivered through a “new arrangement”, although that arrangement has not been specified.
The project’s procurement process was begun in May 2017, with the contract awarded to the HUGL Consortium (Huawei Australia and UGL) in July 2018.
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