The National Institute of Traffic and Ground Transportation (Intrant) has opened a tender for the concession of a highly trafficked bus route in Greater Santo Domingo.
The bus route would go from Intrant offices in Los Rios, in northern Santo Domingo, all the way to the Av. Jiménez Moya near the Malecon, by way of Av. Abraham Lincoln. The 19 km stretch also covers Av. El Sol Poniente, Av. República de Colombia, and Av. Los Próceres in northern Santo Domingo.
Intrant requires a fleet of 26 buses with capacity for 90 passengers, 20% of seating to accommodate persons with disabilities plus a prudent number in reserve.
According to Intrant, the fare on this line should be RD$30.00 maximum. The buses would operate from Monday until Saturday from 5:30am until 10:30pm. On Sundays and holidays, the schedule would be from 6am until 10pm.
Tender offers will be received until 16 April 2019. The contract for the concession is set to be signed on 14 June and operations are to begin on 21 June.
The new bus route connects two Santo Domingo Metro stations.
Private operators complain they are having to compete with the government owned Omsa bus agency.
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Diario Libre
4 March 2019