„Rīgas satiksme” announced buying 20 new low-floor trams
„Rīgas satiksme” has announced the procurement of 20 new low-floor trams. It’s planned that the new low-floor trams may start running already in the second half of 2016 by route No. 4 in direction of Imanta. The approximate procurement amount is EUR 70 million. The new procurement of trams will not affect the prices of public transport tickets in Riga, yet it will significantly raise the quality of passenger transportation, particularly for those passengers who use trams on a daily basis.
The procurement procedure provides that the winner has to manufacture and deliver 15 three-section and 5 four-section low-floor trams. The first tram shall be delivered not later than within 12 months from the moment of signing the contract. All trams shall to be delivered not later than within 18 months from the moment of signing the contract.
The trams shall be adjusted for passengers with special needs and restricted mobility. The trams shall be also fit for using the existing public transport infrastructure in Riga city without reconstruction.
The contract that will be signed as a result of the procurement procedure is to be fulfilled with the funding attracted by the supplier. The term of repaying the purchase price shall not be less than 15 years from the moment of signing the procurement contract.
The time-limit for submitting offers – until 02.00 pm of October 15, 2015.
At present „Rīgas satiksme” runs a fleet of 189 trams, of which 26 have low floor. The existing low-floor trams run by routes No. 6 and 11, which are fully adjusted for low-floor vehicles. The previous procurement of low-floor trams was concluded in 2008. According to the contract signed between „Rīgas satiksme” and the winner, „Škoda Transportation”, Riga received 26 low-floor trams, including 20 three-section and 6 four-section trams.
Tram is an environment friendly means of transportation and one of the fastest ones. The average speed of trams in Riga is 16.07 km/h. The total length of tram tracks is 124 km, number of stops – 242. The average number of passengers carried by trams in Riga is 34 million per year.
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