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Goiânia, 2023, #431

General info

Procurement title
Provision of leasing services for 114 (one hundred and fourteen) new, articulated, 100% electric buses, and all the necessary infrastructure for their operation
Original title
Prestação de serviços de locação de 114 (cento e quatorze) ônibus novos, articulados, 100% elétricos, e toda a infraestrutura necessária para operação dos mesmos
City
Goiânia
Country
Brazil
Year
2023
City population
2 to 3 million
Procurement legal definition
Fleet leasing
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Contract duration
16 years
Contract duration notes
Language of the documents
Portuguese
Link of the documents
Last access
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Unique record identifier of procurement ID
#431
Procurement title
Provision of leasing services for 114 (one hundred and fourteen) new, articulated, 100% electric buses, and all the necessary infrastructure for their operation
Original title
Prestação de serviços de locação de 114 (cento e quatorze) ônibus novos, articulados, 100% elétricos, e toda a infraestrutura necessária para operação dos mesmos
City or metropolitan region name City
Goiânia
Country name Country
Brazil
Publication year of the procurement process Year
2023
Estimated population range of city or metropolitan region in 2024. Source: https://citypopulation.de/ City population
2 to 3 million
Procurement type: (1) operation; (2) fleet provision; (3) fleet acquisiton Procurement legal definition
Fleet leasing
Business model: (1) single private operator; (2) dual private actor; (3) public ownership, private operation; (4) fully public operator Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Contract duration (years) Contract duration
16 years
Notes on duration (e.g., potential extension, performance clauses) Contract duration notes
Original document language Language of the documents
Portuguese
Source URL of the official repository where the procurement was found. Links point to the general portal instead of the specific process to support future updates for the same city/region. Link of the documents
Link
Date the URL was last accessed Last access
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Link

Fleet profile and infrastructure

City region ebus fleet size
Minimum fleet size
114 vehicles: >18.5m, articulated, 145 passengers, 50 seats
Minimum fleet size (Midi)
None
Minimum fleet size (Standard)
None
Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
114
Buses specifications
Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Warranty requirement
Unspecified
Electric requirement
All vehicles must be electric
Battery charging specifications
Minimum autonomy of 200 kilometers. Maximum charging time of 4.5 hours for slow charging
Total number of electric buses operating in the city or metropolitan region, according to E-Bus Radar City region ebus fleet size
Minimum fleet size as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles), and key vehicle specifications required or described in the procurement: bus size, passenger capacity, number of seats Minimum fleet size
114 vehicles: >18.5m, articulated, 145 passengers, 50 seats
Number of midi buses (8-11 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Midi)
None
Number of standard buses (12-15 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Standard)
None
Number of articulated/bi-articulated buses (>18 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
114
Technical specifications and classes for required buses. Buses specifications
Requirement for air conditioning in the vehicles, if specified Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Requirement for vehicle warranty, if specified, in years or kilometers travelled Warranty requirement
Unspecified
How the procurement defines or requires the inclusion of electric vehicles (e.g., percentage of total fleet, categories affected) Electric requirement
All vehicles must be electric
Minimum technical requirements for batteries and charging systems: autonomy, charging time, and charging type (slow, opportunity) Battery charging specifications
Minimum autonomy of 200 kilometers. Maximum charging time of 4.5 hours for slow charging

Business and financial models

Governance arrangement level
Metropolitan
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Fleet provision
Private fleet leaser, public ownership
Operator
Private operator
Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure is installed and maintained by the fleet leaser in publicly owned terminals
Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Maintenance responsible
Fleet leaser is responsible for fleet maintenance
Governance arrangment level (e.g., national, metropolitan or municipal level) Governance arrangement level
Metropolitan
Business model: (1) single private operator; (2) dual private actor; (3) public ownership, private operation; (4) fully public operator Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Entity responsible for provision of bus fleet Fleet provision
Private fleet leaser, public ownership
Entity responsible for operation of public transportation Operator
Private operator
Entity responsible for installing and maintaining the charging infrastructure Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure is installed and maintained by the fleet leaser in publicly owned terminals
Entity responsible for the ownership, coordination, or improvement of terminals and depots Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Entity responsible for fleet maintenance Maintenance responsible
Fleet leaser is responsible for fleet maintenance

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: vehicle leasing; charging infrastructure acquisition; vehicle maintenance
Payment or revenue values
Monthly rental cost of BRL 74,820.59 (≈ USD 13,917.27 as of 01 Oct 2025) per vehicle; cost includes leasing, charging infrastructure, and maintenance
Main source of payment or revenue for the operator or supplier (e.g., per-km payment, per-bus lease, fare revenue) Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: vehicle leasing; charging infrastructure acquisition; vehicle maintenance
Value or unit of payment, if disclosed in the procurement (in original currency and converted to USD) Payment or revenue values
Monthly rental cost of BRL 74,820.59 (≈ USD 13,917.27 as of 01 Oct 2025) per vehicle; cost includes leasing, charging infrastructure, and maintenance
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