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
Publication year of the procurement process
Year
2025
Institution responsible for issuing the procurement process.
Issuing authority
Agência de Regulação e Controle dos Serviços Públicos de Transporte (Artran)
Language in which the procurement documents are available.
Language
Portuguese
Governance
Country name
Country
#402
Brazil
City or metropolitan region where the procurement process applies.
City / Region
#402
Belém
Entity responsible for provision of bus fleet
Fleet provision
#402
Public authority (operator must use publicly provided fleet)
Entity responsible for operating public transport services.
Operation
#402
Private operator
Entity responsible for charging infrastructure deployment and operation.
Charging infrastructure
#402
Charging infrastructure (substations) installed by public authority in public terminals; charging equipment supplied via fleet procurement; operator responsible for operation/use
Entity responsible for terminals and depots (ownership, upgrades, or operation).
Terminal and depot
#402
Provided by public authority
Entity responsible for fleet maintenance.
Maintenance
#402
Operator responsible for fleet maintenance; supplier provides technical support/training
Distribution of functional responsibilities among actors involved in the model.
Functional role distribution*
#402
Unbundled public model
How electrification is phased or structured over time in the procurement design.
City or metropolitan region where the procurement process applies.
City / Region
Belém
Entity responsible for provision of bus fleet
Fleet provision
Public authority (operator must use publicly provided fleet)
Entity responsible for operating public transport services.
Operation
Private operator
Entity responsible for charging infrastructure deployment and operation.
Charging infrastructure
Charging infrastructure (substations) installed by public authority in public terminals; charging equipment supplied via fleet procurement; operator responsible for operation/use
Entity responsible for terminals and depots (ownership, upgrades, or operation).
Terminal and depot
Provided by public authority
Entity responsible for fleet maintenance.
Maintenance
Operator responsible for fleet maintenance; supplier provides technical support/training
Distribution of functional responsibilities among actors involved in the model.
Functional role distribution*
Unbundled public model
How electrification is phased or structured over time in the procurement design.
Electrification trajectory design*
Unbundled public model
CAPEX Structure
Country name
Country
#402
Brazil
City or metropolitan region where the procurement process applies.
City / Region
#402
Belém
Minimum fleet size and key vehicle specification requirements described in the procurement.
Minimum fleet size specifications
#402
Not specified (defined in fleet procurement – ID 401)
How the procurement defines or requires the inclusion of electric vehicles (e.g., percentage of total fleet, categories affected)
Electric requirement
#402
—
Warranty requirements for vehicles, batteries, or systems when disclosed.
Warranty requirements
#402
Not applicable to operation procurement
Main source of CAPEX payment or revenue in the contractual arrangement.
CAPEX payment or revenue source
#402
Not applicable (CAPEX handled via separate fleet procurement)
CAPEX payment or revenue values and units disclosed in the procurement.
CAPEX payment or revenue values
#402
Not applicable
How residual value risk of assets is allocated among stakeholders.
Asset residual value risk allocation*
#402
Public authority (inferred)
How battery degradation risk is allocated among stakeholders.
Battery degradation risk allocation*
#402
Public authority (inferred)
Primary source of financing for the fleet or infrastructure investments.
Source of financing*
#402
Operator (inferred)
Currency denomination and risk-sharing structure for payments or contracts.
City or metropolitan region where the procurement process applies.
City / Region
Belém
Main source of OPEX payment or revenue in the contractual arrangement.
OPEX payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per passenger transported
OPEX payment or revenue values and units disclosed in the procurement.
OPEX payment or revenue values
Maximum reference remuneration of BRL 3.76 per passenger transported
Requirement for air conditioning in the vehicles, if specified
Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Minimum technical requirements for batteries and charging systems: autonomy, charging time, and charging type (slow, opportunity)
Battery charging specifications
Not publicly available
How energy price risk is allocated among stakeholders.
Energy price risk allocation*
Not publicly available
Charging model adopted in the procurement (e.g., depot charging, opportunity charging).
Charging model type*
Public infrastructure model: charging infrastructure publicly provided; operator uses system without CAPEX responsibility