E-Bus Procurement Observatory

Belém, 2023, #401

General info

Procurement title
Electronic Competitive Bidding Notice No. 001-2023. Procurement of 265 (two hundred and sixty-five) new buses (zero kilometers)
Original title
Edital de Concorrência Eletrônica n. 001-2023. Aquisição de 265 (duzentos e sessenta e cinco) Ônibus novos (zero km)
City
Belém
Country
Brazil
Year
2023
City population
2 to 3 million
Procurement legal definition
Fleet purchase
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Contract duration
Not applicable
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
#401
Procurement title
Electronic Competitive Bidding Notice No. 001-2023. Procurement of 265 (two hundred and sixty-five) new buses (zero kilometers)
Original title
Edital de Concorrência Eletrônica n. 001-2023. Aquisição de 265 (duzentos e sessenta e cinco) Ônibus novos (zero km)
City or metropolitan region name City
Belém
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 purchase
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
Not applicable
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
92 vehicles: >13.8m, >93 passengers, diesel; 133 vehicles: >12m, >80 passengers, diesel; 40 vehicles: >12m, >75 passengers, electric
Minimum fleet size (Midi)
None
Minimum fleet size (Standard)
265
Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
None
Buses specifications
Air conditioning requirement
Required
Warranty requirement
2 years for vehicle; 8 years for battery; other components vary
Electric requirement
40 out of 265 vehicles (≈ 15%) must be electric
Battery charging specifications
Minimum autonomy of 250 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
92 vehicles: >13.8m, >93 passengers, diesel; 133 vehicles: >12m, >80 passengers, diesel; 40 vehicles: >12m, >75 passengers, electric
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)
265
Number of articulated/bi-articulated buses (>18 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
None
Technical specifications and classes for required buses. Buses specifications
Requirement for air conditioning in the vehicles, if specified Air conditioning requirement
Required
Requirement for vehicle warranty, if specified, in years or kilometers travelled Warranty requirement
2 years for vehicle; 8 years for battery; other components vary
How the procurement defines or requires the inclusion of electric vehicles (e.g., percentage of total fleet, categories affected) Electric requirement
40 out of 265 vehicles (≈ 15%) 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 250 kilometers

Business and financial models

Governance arrangement level
Metropolitan
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Fleet provision
Public authority
Operator
Private operator
Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure (substations) is installed by the public authority in publicly owned terminals, while charging equipment is supplied by the fleet provider. Operator is responsible for maintainance
Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Maintenance responsible
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance. Maintenance workshops and training are provided by the fleet supplier
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
Public authority
Entity responsible for operation of public transportation Operator
Private operator
Entity responsible for installing and maintaining the charging infrastructure Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure (substations) is installed by the public authority in publicly owned terminals, while charging equipment is supplied by the fleet provider. Operator is responsible for maintainance
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
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance. Maintenance workshops and training are provided by the fleet supplier

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: vehicle acquisition; training; charging infrastructure acquisition
Payment or revenue values
Maximum reference cost of BRL 1,214,800.00 (≈ USD 225,963.13 as of 01 Oct 2025) per Category A vehicle; BRL 1,012,000.00 (≈ 188,240.60 USD ) per Category B; BRL 3,069,264.00 (≈ 570,909.19 USD ) per Category C
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; training; charging infrastructure acquisition
Value or unit of payment, if disclosed in the procurement (in original currency and converted to USD) Payment or revenue values
Maximum reference cost of BRL 1,214,800.00 (≈ USD 225,963.13 as of 01 Oct 2025) per Category A vehicle; BRL 1,012,000.00 (≈ 188,240.60 USD ) per Category B; BRL 3,069,264.00 (≈ 570,909.19 USD ) per Category C
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