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Originally Posted by numble

BYD is already known for their poor electric buses and extreme political lobbying: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...520-story.html

BYD is the Technology Supplier, Systems Integrator and is a Operations and Maintenance Co-Lead Contractor for the LA SkyRail proposal. LA SkyRail will have Skanska as the lead construction contractor, which is 3 years late and around $400m in budget overruns on the Regional Connector and looking to be 1 year late with $200m overruns so far on the Purple Line Section 1. Metro’s latest rail contracts have been awarded to Tutor for Purple Line Sections 2 & 3, and they are still tracking to be on schedule and on budget, even after a yearlong delay for oil wells underneath Beverly Hills High. If it was really based on experience with contractors, they have had better recent experience managing Tutor than Skanska.

It’s obvious from looking at the proposals that Bechtel and BYD spent a lot more time and money on their bids, probably because they don’t have much experience in the US and are looking to make this project their standout project and try to get more business in the US.

I’ve seen you write this a few times in different places and it’s confused me. Bechtel is based in Virginia and has lots of US experience. They are the lead on the existing Silver line extension in Virginia that is opening a year late.