With a new fleet of 177 new buses, of which 35 are electric, the Limassol Public Passenger Transport Service Concession Contract was signed on Monday at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works.[/B]
According to a statement by the Ministry, the total duration of the Contract is 10 years and the total amount is €146.449,710 including VAT and with the right of the Contracting Authority to extend the services up to 50% for the amount of €51,711,450 including VAT.
According to the announcement, the contract concerns the execution of 7.2 million km compared to the 6.4 million km executed under the previous Concession Contract, of which 2 million km will be executed with 35 electric buses. The fleet will consist of a total of 177 new buses.
The Contract was signed on behalf of the Government by Mr. Yiannis Nicolaides, Director General of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and, on behalf of the company "Limassol Passenger Transport Company (LPC).L) Ltd, the Managing Director of the company, George Kyriakou, in the presence of the Head of the Public Passenger Transport Department, Andreas Nikiforou, and representatives of the company and the Ministry.
This new contract is another step in the implementation of the Government's plan to upgrade Public Passenger Transport. The main objective is to make the choice of using Public Passenger Transport by bus an essential alternative to the mobility needs of the modern citizen, concludes the Ministry's statement.
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