October 2, 2017 | Posted In
Tolar Manufacturing Company awarded 5-year LYNX contract in Orlando, Florida
Continued Tolar portfolio growth in recent months includes FL, TX, CA, CO, MO, MT, HI and Canada
After a rigorous competitive evaluation process, Tolar Manufacturing Company was recently awarded a five-year contract to supply up to $6,750,000 worth of transit shelters and solar illumination to the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) in Orlando, Florida. This three-year contract with two one-year options is a testament to Tolar’s twenty-six successful years of experience helping communities across North America to create a true Sense of Place™ within their communities.
Tolar Manufacturing Company has arguably the largest portfolio of transit shelters and related street furniture in North America. This latest award from LYNX comes on the heels of multiple competitively awarded contracts and extensions in the last several months for a wide region of communities from Gainesville, Jacksonville and Tallahassee Florida to Fort Worth Texas, Riverside California, Fort Collins Colorado, Springfield Missouri, Missoula Montana, Kauai Hawaii and even Burnaby British Columbia, Canada.
“Serving these new and repeating clients is a great honor and a direct reflection of the commitment that all of the members of our Tolar team make daily to deliver a superior product that’s always in compliance with required specifications,” offered Gary Tolar, founder and president of Tolar Manufacturing Company. “We strive to ensure there are never last minute surprises for our clients. They know that about us, appreciate it, and as a result trust us time and again to handle their projects.”
Tolar Manufacturing Company will be showcasing their award-winning bus shelters, BRT stations, SmartPlace™ shelters and other outdoor furniture products at the American Public Transportation Association EXPO in Atlanta, Georgia October 9th-11th. Visit Hall B, Booth 3203 to see the latest in shelter designs, snap a photo in their Selfie Station and enter their daily prize drawing. Also, stop by the Innovations Learning Zone (Hall B, Booth 4161) at 2:15pm on Monday, October 9th as Tolar EVP Patrick Merrick presents, “Reliable Solar Power Solutions for Stops and Stations to Help Grow Transit Ridership.”