The live documents were opened directly from SharePoint and rendered page by page. The technical proposal contains a definite milestone schedule. The price proposal contains costs, but no milestone-payment terms to compare against.
Greg’s original “90–95%” concern appears resolved in the current technical proposal. The remaining issue is not inconsistency—it is that the current price proposal contains no payment schedule at all.
Metropolitan-Council-Light-Rail-Train-Operator-Training-Simulator-Proposal.pptx
Page 39 contains the 12-month project schedule. Page 40 contains the development and payment milestones.
The Release Candidate/FAT milestone is currently fixed at 90%. The final Gold Master milestone is 100%.
Metro-Rail-Sim-Cost-Table.xlsx · Cost sheet · v2026.07.27.3
It itemizes technical development, equipment, implementation, training, warranty, and support. The fixed Base Price is $3,976,990.
It contains no deposit, milestone percentages, invoice schedule, acceptance-triggered payment events, or payment timing.
Confirm whether the technical proposal’s 0/25/50/75/90/100 milestone structure is the intended commercial payment schedule. If yes, add those payment terms to the price proposal or explicitly incorporate the technical milestone table by reference.
Greg referenced page 42 and “90–95%.” In the current master, the milestone table is on page 40 and shows a fixed 90%. His review was therefore based on an earlier layout or earlier wording.
Section 4.3 — Project Schedule
12-month workstream schedule
Section 4.4 — ForgeFX Development Milestones
Current payment progression: 0 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 / 100%
Current Cost sheet, version v2026.07.27.3
$3,976,990 Base Price · no milestone schedule
