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Guadalajara, 2025, #611

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Procurement title
Procurement of van-type transport units, diesel and electric buses, fully equipped, including comprehensive maintenance service, for the operational strengthening of the Urban Electric Train System (SITEUR)
Original title
Adquisición de unidades de transporte tipo van, autobuses de diésel y eléctricos, equipados, incluyendo servicio de mantenimiento integral, para el fortalecimiento operativo del sistema de tren eléctrico urbano (SITEUR)
City
Guadalajara
Country
Mexico
Year
2025
City population
5 to 6 million
Procurement legal definition
Fleet purchase
Business model typology
Fully public operator
Contract duration
Not applicable
Contract duration notes
—
Language of the documents
Spanish
Link of the documents
Link
Last access
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Link
Unique record identifier of procurement ID
#611
Procurement title
Procurement of van-type transport units, diesel and electric buses, fully equipped, including comprehensive maintenance service, for the operational strengthening of the Urban Electric Train System (SITEUR)
Original title
Adquisición de unidades de transporte tipo van, autobuses de diésel y eléctricos, equipados, incluyendo servicio de mantenimiento integral, para el fortalecimiento operativo del sistema de tren eléctrico urbano (SITEUR)
City or metropolitan region name City
Guadalajara
Country name Country
Mexico
Publication year of the procurement process Year
2025
Estimated population range of city or metropolitan region in 2024. Source: https://citypopulation.de/ City population
5 to 6 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
—
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
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Link

Fleet profile and infrastructure

City region ebus fleet size
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Minimum fleet size
10 vehicles: <7.5 m, 20 passengers; 140 vehicles: 11.5-13m, 90-100 passengers; 40 vehicles: 18-20m, articulated, 170 passengers
Minimum fleet size (Midi)
10
Minimum fleet size (Standard)
140
Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
40
Buses specifications
—
Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Warranty requirement
To be proposed during the bidding process
Electric requirement
55 out of 140 (≈ 39%) Category B vehicles; 18 out of 40 (45%) Category C must be electric
Battery charging specifications
Unspecified
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
10 vehicles: <7.5 m, 20 passengers; 140 vehicles: 11.5-13m, 90-100 passengers; 40 vehicles: 18-20m, articulated, 170 passengers
Number of midi buses (8-11 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Midi)
10
Number of standard buses (12-15 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Standard)
140
Number of articulated/bi-articulated buses (>18 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
40
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
To be proposed during the bidding process
How the procurement defines or requires the inclusion of electric vehicles (e.g., percentage of total fleet, categories affected) Electric requirement
55 out of 140 (≈ 39%) Category B vehicles; 18 out of 40 (45%) Category C must be electric
Minimum technical requirements for batteries and charging systems: autonomy, charging time, and charging type (slow, opportunity) Battery charging specifications
Unspecified

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 is installed and maintained by the fleet supplier in publicly owned terminals
Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Maintenance responsible
Fleet supplier is responsible for fleet maintenance throughout the contract duration
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 is installed and maintained by the fleet supplier 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 supplier is responsible for fleet maintenance throughout the contract duration

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: vehicle acquisition; vehicle maintenance; charging infrastructure maintenance
Payment or revenue values
Final cost of MEX 9,795,000.00 (≈ USD 529,408.98 as of 01 Oct 2025) per Category B vehicle, electric, Volvo Luminus BLZ; MEX 9,280,000.00 (≈ USD 501,573.79) per Category B vehicle, electric, Volvo Luminus BZR; MEX 9,450,000.00 (≈ USD 510,762.11) per Category B vehicle, electric, Geely C12E; MEX 15,475,000.00 (≈ USD 836,447.58) per Category C vehicle, electric, Volvo 7800; MEX 15,560,000.00 (≈ USD 841,041.96) per Category C vehicle, electric, Yutong ZK6186BEVG
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; vehicle maintenance; charging infrastructure maintenance
Value or unit of payment, if disclosed in the procurement (in original currency and converted to USD) Payment or revenue values
Final cost of MEX 9,795,000.00 (≈ USD 529,408.98 as of 01 Oct 2025) per Category B vehicle, electric, Volvo Luminus BLZ; MEX 9,280,000.00 (≈ USD 501,573.79) per Category B vehicle, electric, Volvo Luminus BZR; MEX 9,450,000.00 (≈ USD 510,762.11) per Category B vehicle, electric, Geely C12E; MEX 15,475,000.00 (≈ USD 836,447.58) per Category C vehicle, electric, Volvo 7800; MEX 15,560,000.00 (≈ USD 841,041.96) per Category C vehicle, electric, Yutong ZK6186BEVG
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