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Quito, 2024, #801

General info

Procurement title
Procurement of 100% electric trolleybuses
Original title
Adquisición de trolebuses 100% eléctricos
City
Quito
Country
Ecuador
Year
2024
City population
2 to 3 million
Procurement legal definition
Fleet purchase
Business model typology
Fully public operator
Contract duration
Not applicable
Contract duration notes
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Language of the documents
Spanish
Link of the documents
Last access
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Archived documents
Unique record identifier of procurement ID
#801
Procurement title
Procurement of 100% electric trolleybuses
Original title
Adquisición de trolebuses 100% eléctricos
City or metropolitan region name City
Quito
Country name Country
Ecuador
Publication year of the procurement process Year
2024
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 purchase
Business model: (1) single private operator; (2) dual private actor; (3) public ownership, private operation; (4) fully public operator Business model typology
Fully public operator
Contract duration (years) Contract duration
Not applicable
Notes on duration (e.g., potential extension, performance clauses) Contract duration notes
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Original document language Language of the documents
Spanish
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
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Archived documents
Link

Fleet profile and infrastructure

City region ebus fleet size
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Minimum fleet size
50 vehicles: 17.7m, articulated, 160 passengers
Minimum fleet size (Midi)
None
Minimum fleet size (Standard)
None
Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
50
Buses specifications
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Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Warranty requirement
7 years/500,000 km (overall)
Electric requirement
All vehicles must be electric
Battery charging specifications
Minimum autonomy of 75 kilometers
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
50 vehicles: 17.7m, articulated, 160 passengers
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)
50
Technical specifications and classes for required buses. Buses specifications
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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
7 years/500,000 km (overall)
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 75 kilometers

Business and financial models

Governance arrangement level
Metropolitan
Business model typology
Fully public operator
Fleet provision
Public authority
Operator
Public authority
Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure (for trolleybuses) is installed and maintained by the public authority
Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Maintenance responsible
Public authority is responsible for fleet maintenance under fleet provider’s technical supervision
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
Fully public operator
Entity responsible for provision of bus fleet Fleet provision
Public authority
Entity responsible for operation of public transportation Operator
Public authority
Entity responsible for installing and maintaining the charging infrastructure Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure (for trolleybuses) is installed and maintained by the public authority
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
Public authority is responsible for fleet maintenance under fleet provider’s technical supervision

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: vehicle acquisition
Payment or revenue values
Unspecified; defined by bidders as part of their economic proposal
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 acquisition
Value or unit of payment, if disclosed in the procurement (in original currency and converted to USD) Payment or revenue values
Unspecified; defined by bidders as part of their economic proposal
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