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Bombardier Inc. could be banned from bidding on future Toronto Transit Commission contracts as early as next week, when an exasperated TTC board will decide how to punish the company for its streetcar production delays.

One of the options on the table will be barring Bombardier from any future work with the TTC — North America’s third-busiest urban transit system, behind New York and Mexico City.

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Last week, Bombardier informed the TTC that its summertime promise to have 23 new streetcars in service by the end of the year will not be met, revising that downward to 16. But the TTC dismissed the new number, saying it has “no confidence” in the company’s schedule anymore.

If Bombardier had stuck to its original delivery plan, the TTC would have 67 of 204 new streetcars in operation by now. Instead, it only has 10.

The TTC’s board will meet on Oct. 28 to decide what should be done. The transit service said last week that other options against Bombardier include legal action, a claim of $50 million for late delivery, as well as damages for the costs of maintaining and overhauling the existing streetcar fleet.