GSP, the public transport operator in the Serbian capital Belgrade, has awarded Bozankaya of Turkey a Dinars 7.9bn ($US 73.5m) contract to supply 25 LRVs.
The first of at least two LRVs is due for delivery within 12 months, according to a notice filed by GSP on Serbia’s public procurement portal. The remainder of the new fleet must be delivered within the following 13 months.
The tender had a budget of Dinars 8.3bn. Siemens Mobility also took part, but its bid was rejected as it was not filed through the public procurement portal, according to GSP.
GSP intends to procure a further 100 new LRVs under a fleet renewal programme forming part of initiatives to revive the public transport network in the Serbian capital, according to Mr Aleksandar Šapić, president of the Provisional Authority of the City of Belgrade.
“The story of how we are destroying our public transport is completely reversed,” Šapić says.
“We want to strengthen it, to provide new vehicles, to take care of the service we provide, because only in this way will we have public transport at the level that Belgrade deserves.”
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