Department of Transportation(DOTr)

Good day, 

We would like to request for a copy of the Feasibility Study of the Beep Card, implemented by the Department of Transportation and operated by AF Payments, Inc. 

Our group intends to use this study as a reference document for a similar Automated Fare Collection System study that we are conducting at the moment.

Granted, we will only be using this as a reference material and will make sure that our study is conducted with honest research and integrity.

We hope for your kind consideration for this request.

11 November 2022

Good day!

While we laud your intention in the advancement of your education, unfortunately DOTr cannot release copies of your requested Feasibility Study. 

Please note that DOTr recognizes and highly advocates your right to free flow of information. Such right however is subject to certain exceptions which is vital to ensuring the integrity of transportation system development. 

The Feasibility Study you are requesting contains advisory opinions relevant to decision-making by an Executive Office, such as DOTr. Being matters covered by deliberative process privilege, DOTr cannot release the same to the public.

In the same light, Feasibility Studies also contain proprietary information which may be prejudicial to DOTr’s project stakeholders. Feasibility Studies contain information on new technology, concepts, technical designs, and business, commercial, and financial information which, being in the nature of trade or industrial secrets, exempts it from compulsory disclosure.

Further, Feasibility Studies cannot be freely distributed whether the same is written by consultants commissioned to conduct the study, or DOTr itself. Consultants hold copyright over these studies; thus, the study is not for DOTr to distribute. While DOTr-written studies are not covered by copyright, distribution is likewise restricted under relevant regulations.

We hope you find the above discussion satisfactory, and we wish you the best in your scholarly endeavors.

Thank you.


Respectfully,

DOTr-DM
FOI Officer