GURUGRAM: The Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL), a distinct purpose car formed to roll out the general public delivery provider, on Thursday decided on the company for purchasing and operating the primary lot of 100 buses which are prone to hit the roads in any other three-four months.
It will procure the non-AC, low-floor buses from a 3rd celebration and perform them as part of town bus provider.
The letter of intent shall be passed over to the concessionaire (the bottom bidder among 4 participants) in a couple of days, stated Anand Mohan Sharan, most important secretary, the directorate of city local our bodies, Haryana. “The concessionaire will publish a performance financial institution guarantee, after which the four-month timeline to roll out the buses will start. The concessionaire has the experience of operating town buses in other portions of the country,” Sharan advised TOI.
Sharan stated the company would have to publish a prototype of the buses to be rolled out, and get it approved from the dept. “Once approved, all the 100 buses, which can run on CNG, will have to be on roads inside the remainder one month. While drivers for these buses shall be provided by means of the concessionaire, GMCBL will supply conductors,” he added.
According to officers, a counter be offering shall be made to the second lowest bidder, asking it to provide the second lot of 100 buses and fit the price quoted by means of the concessionaire decided on on Thursday.
Under the plan, a total collection of 500 buses shall be introduced at the town roads. But, due to paucity of time and other constraints, the government has decided to begin town bus provider with simply 200 buses on Independence Day this yr — a time limit that the government would possibly pass over.
“We have had a difficult time even to get to this stage, and it’s going to be a larger problem to have these initial 200 buses at the roads by means of August 15. There are simply three bus producers who make low-floor CNG buses in the country. And they were not very keen to take the work order from us as the collection of buses required isn't very top,” stated a senior legit, requesting anonymity.
It will procure the non-AC, low-floor buses from a 3rd celebration and perform them as part of town bus provider.
The letter of intent shall be passed over to the concessionaire (the bottom bidder among 4 participants) in a couple of days, stated Anand Mohan Sharan, most important secretary, the directorate of city local our bodies, Haryana. “The concessionaire will publish a performance financial institution guarantee, after which the four-month timeline to roll out the buses will start. The concessionaire has the experience of operating town buses in other portions of the country,” Sharan advised TOI.
Sharan stated the company would have to publish a prototype of the buses to be rolled out, and get it approved from the dept. “Once approved, all the 100 buses, which can run on CNG, will have to be on roads inside the remainder one month. While drivers for these buses shall be provided by means of the concessionaire, GMCBL will supply conductors,” he added.
According to officers, a counter be offering shall be made to the second lowest bidder, asking it to provide the second lot of 100 buses and fit the price quoted by means of the concessionaire decided on on Thursday.
Under the plan, a total collection of 500 buses shall be introduced at the town roads. But, due to paucity of time and other constraints, the government has decided to begin town bus provider with simply 200 buses on Independence Day this yr — a time limit that the government would possibly pass over.
“We have had a difficult time even to get to this stage, and it’s going to be a larger problem to have these initial 200 buses at the roads by means of August 15. There are simply three bus producers who make low-floor CNG buses in the country. And they were not very keen to take the work order from us as the collection of buses required isn't very top,” stated a senior legit, requesting anonymity.
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