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Cascavel, 2022, #411

General info

Procurement title
Price registration for the future procurement of 15 (fifteen) electric buses, as follows: 02 (two) articulated and 13 (thirteen) standard, according to the conditions, quantities and requirements established in this instrument and its annexes
Original title
Registro de preços para futura aquisição de 15 (quinze) ônibus elétricos, sendo: 02 (dois) articulados e 13 (treze) padron, conforme condições, quantidades e exigências estabelecidas neste instrumento e seus anexos
City
Cascavel
Country
Brazil
Year
2022
City population
200k to 500k
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
#411
Procurement title
Price registration for the future procurement of 15 (fifteen) electric buses, as follows: 02 (two) articulated and 13 (thirteen) standard, according to the conditions, quantities and requirements established in this instrument and its annexes
Original title
Registro de preços para futura aquisição de 15 (quinze) ônibus elétricos, sendo: 02 (dois) articulados e 13 (treze) padron, conforme condições, quantidades e exigências estabelecidas neste instrumento e seus anexos
City or metropolitan region name City
Cascavel
Country name Country
Brazil
Publication year of the procurement process Year
2022
Estimated population range of city or metropolitan region in 2024. Source: https://citypopulation.de/ City population
200k to 500k
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
2 vehicles: TEVX Motors, Higer Bus Azure Padron (A12BR), 12.5m, 70 passengers, 27 seats; 13 vehicles: TEVX Motors, Higer Bus Azure A18BR, 18,7 m, articulated, 154 passengers, 50 seats
Minimum fleet size (Midi)
None
Minimum fleet size (Standard)
2
Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
13
Buses specifications
Air conditioning requirement
Required
Warranty requirement
8 years/500,000 km for battery; other components vary
Electric requirement
All vehicles must be electric
Battery charging specifications
Autonomy of 270 kilometers. Charging time of 3 hours for Category A and 4 hours for Category B vehicles 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
2 vehicles: TEVX Motors, Higer Bus Azure Padron (A12BR), 12.5m, 70 passengers, 27 seats; 13 vehicles: TEVX Motors, Higer Bus Azure A18BR, 18,7 m, articulated, 154 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)
2
Number of articulated/bi-articulated buses (>18 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
13
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
8 years/500,000 km 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
All vehicles must be electric
Minimum technical requirements for batteries and charging systems: autonomy, charging time, and charging type (slow, opportunity) Battery charging specifications
Autonomy of 270 kilometers. Charging time of 3 hours for Category A and 4 hours for Category B vehicles for slow charging

Business and financial models

Governance arrangement level
Municipal
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Fleet provision
Public authority
Operator
Private operator
Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure is installed and maintained by the public authority
Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Maintenance responsible
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance
Governance arrangment level (e.g., national, metropolitan or municipal level) Governance arrangement level
Municipal
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 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
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: vehicle acquisition
Payment or revenue values
Final cost of BRL 4,156,000.00 (≈ USD 777,607.55 as of 01 Oct 2025) per Category A vehicle; BRL 2,689,500.00 (≈ USD 503,359.56) per Category B
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
Final cost of BRL 4,156,000.00 (≈ USD 777,607.55 as of 01 Oct 2025) per Category A vehicle; BRL 2,689,500.00 (≈ USD 503,359.56) per Category B
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