The Johannesburg Roads Agency invites tenders for a number of products. There are no briefing sessions for the above-mentioned bids. Any queries may be directed to Anna Korff on (011) 491 5707/ email: akorff@jra.org.za.

Bid Documents for these contracts will be available on receipt of a non-refundable deposit of R600.00 and may be obtained from the offices of the Johannesburg Roads Agency, 1st Floor South Wing, Procurement Section, 66 Sauer Street, Johannesburg from 8 May 2013.

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Moving people and goods - speedily, safely, reliably and with maximum convenience - to their destinations is a social and economic imperative. At the same time it is becoming increasingly complex with rapid urbanisation, rampant congestion and multiplying mode and route choices.

Planning your journey requires the right information timeously about modes, routes, timetables, ticketing and points of interchange. There are multiple Apps to assist public transport commuters and private vehicle travellers by putting the information they need at their fingertips.

These Apps are relevant for transport planners, system designers and integrators, transport authorities, operators and all the supporting professional and technical teams as well as for the transport end-user.

The workshop on “Empowering Commuters and Travellers – The Expanding Role of Apps and Digital Media in Improving Mobility” will explore this increasingly valuable mobility tool.

The provisional dates are 23 July.

Call for Presentations
All members and interested parties are invited to submit proposals to present at this workshop. Please click here to submit an abstract of about 150 words and a brief CV of the main presenter.

Student Presentations
The programme will also allow for student presentations and senior and post-grad students are cordially invited to submit proposals to present on their research. Please click here to submit an abstract of about 150 words and a brief CV of the main presenter.
This workshop will be accredited for CPD points.

Exhibitors
Developers and suppliers active in this industry segment are invited to apply to make use of exhibition space in the foyer area to demonstrate their Apps.

Sponsorship
Potential sponsors are cordially invited to express their interest. Please click here to discuss.

The Masters Programme in Civil Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch includes an ITS module presented by local and international presenters. This module is open to practitioners and also carries CPD points. It is hosted on the US campus on 19 – 23 August 2013. Click here to read more.

The 9th European Congress and Exhibition will be held 4–7 June 2013 in Dublin. It comes in the wake of an extraordinarily successful 19th ITS World Congress held in Vienna in October 2012. In terms of lead generation, number and profile of participants, number and scope of deals initiated or made, new records were reached.

The theme of ITS Dublin 2013 is “Real Solutions for Real Needs”

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A World Bank client country is in the early stages of looking at outsourcing options on the National Road Traffic Survey Program for some 30,000 km of roads.

They are looking for a consultant who can provide them with advice on best type of equipment (permanent and temporary stations) to use; ballpark costs of such equipment; and any guidance on the outsourcing aspects in terms of making it fair to both client and contractor, including the level of detail that a contractor might be looking for in the TOR to allow him to cost his bid properly.

Anyone interested and capable for this work, are invited to send CVs to Kevin McPherson at: mcpherson_kevin@yahoo.com.

You are cordially invited to submit proposals to do a presentation on issues of policy and strategic interest or in any of the four parallel sessions, but keep the overall conference theme of “Enabling ITS Integration” in mind.

Parallel Sessions

• ITS and Public Transport
• Traffic Management and Operations
• ITS Lifecycle Sustainability and Funding
• Road Safety

Proposals will be submitted online and must include:

• A brief CV of of the main presenter in 150 - 200 words, but not more;
• An abstract of 200 - 250 words, but not more;
• A digital photo of the main presenter in jpeg format;
• Your company logo in jpeg format.

Should your proposal be accepted you will be required in your summary slide(s) to reflect on the relevance of you presentation to the theme of “Enabling ITS Integration”, on how what you are presenting will contribute towards improved sustainability of ITS deployment in South Africa and on what the skills development implications or other requirements are.

Online submission of proposals is open, the deadline for proposals is 10 June and acceptance will be communicated by 15 July.

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Lumen Technologies
ITS South Africa welcomes Lumen Technologies as a new member. Their areas of interest include payment systems, public transport and telematics. Lumen is represented by Shukri Kadri, Project manager. You can contact him at shukri@lumentechnologies.co.za

Toll Infrastructure Services
ITS South Africa welcomes Toll Infrastructure Services as new member. TIS is a professional engineering and financial consulting services for the road transportation sector. Their areas of interest are Law Enforcement, Payment Systems, Public Transport, Tolling and Traffic Management. TIS is represented by Hannes Steenekamp. He can be contacted at hannesst@tollinfra.co.za
Read more about TIS at http://www.tollinfra.co.za/