Q-Free withdraws from ERP tender process in Indonesia
Tolling specialist Q-Free has withdrawn from a tender process for an electronic road pricing (ERP) system in Jakarta, Indonesia, due to uncertainty on the tender timeline and outcome.
This withdrawal decision is also based on uncertainty regarding project structure and financing and expected project profitability.
The company says it intends to increase recurring revenues and reduce its reliance on single large projects, and will be more selective when it comes to which contracts it pursues.
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December 17, 2018
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Tolling specialist 108 Q-Free has withdrawn from a tender process for an electronic road pricing (ERP) system in Jakarta, Indonesia, due to uncertainty on the tender timeline and outcome.
This withdrawal decision is also based on uncertainty regarding project structure and financing and expected project profitability.
The company says it intends to increase recurring revenues and reduce its reliance on single large projects, and will be more selective when it comes to which contracts it pursues.
The organisational and financial impact of withdrawing from the ERP process will be revealed in due course, Q-Free adds.
In October, Q-Free was chosen by road infrastructure operator Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express to service and maintain %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external roadside equipmentfalsehttp://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/q-free-wins-nok30-million-tolling-contract-in-chile/falsefalse%> in Chile in a seven-year contract, valued approximately valued NOK30 million (£2.7 million).
Tolling specialist Q-Free has been selected by road infrastructure operator Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express to service and maintain roadside equipment in Chile. The seven-year year contract is approximately valued NOK30 million (£2.7 million).
Håkon Volldal, president and CEO of Q-Free, says: “We are pleased to continue our services to Vespucio Norte and strengthen our presence in the growing Chilean tolling market.”
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