MTA Eye on the Future Contract Solicitations: June 2018 – May 2019

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority publicized solicitations for capital projects from June 2018 to May 2019. The data includes contract details for professional services, construction, and equipment procurement expected to be advertised by MTA operating agencies. It was published by data.ny.gov and last updated in July 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze contract types and dollar ranges (Type_of_Contract, Dollar_Range) for market opportunity assessment.
• Filter solicitations by agency and project description (Agency, Project_Description) for targeted business development.
• Track solicitation timelines and contract durations (Solicitation_Year, Solicitation_Month, Duration_of_Contract) for planning and forecasting.
• Examine task breakdowns (Task_1 through Task_14) to understand project scope and required services.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 12-month period (June 2018 – May 2019) for temporal consistency.
• Includes 23 columns detailing contract reference, agency, financial range, duration, and task descriptions.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2024-07-29 17:11:36; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Published solicitations from MTA's Eye on the Future newsletters.

Time Range

June 2018 – May 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2024-07-29 17:11:36

Geography

New York, United States (Metropolitan Transportation Authority jurisdiction)