KP MGS “Nikolaevelectrotrans” on December 31 announced its intention to conclude a contract with IC “VUSO” for the purchase of services of compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles (trolleybuses).
According to the message in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, at the expected cost of purchase of services of UAH 818,5 thousand the price offer of IC “VUSO” amounted to UAH 660,1 thousand.
Insurance companies “Oranta” – UAH 790,4 th, “Arsenal Insurance” – UAH 796,9 th participated in the tender.
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On May 22, KP “Mykolaizaliznyk” announced a tender for the purchase of compulsory civil liability insurance services for owners of ground vehicles (OSAGO) for trolleybuses.
According to the announcement in the Prozorro electronic public procurement system, the expected cost is UAH 739,498 thousand. Documents will be accepted until May 30.
The ElectronMash plant, part of the Electron concern (Lviv), has modernized 10 previously produced trolleybuses for Lviv by equipping them with autonomous power systems that allow them to travel 15 km on autonomous power, the concern reported on its Facebook page.
According to the press service, the trolleybuses were re-equipped as part of the project “Modernization of Public Trolleybus Transport in Lviv”, which is funded by loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The project cost is EUR900 thousand, or EUR90 thousand per unit.
“Taking into account the first test model, there are currently 11 cars running in the city,” the press service clarifies.
At the same time, refuting some accusations that the modernization is too expensive and the autonomous range of the trolleybuses is too short, the press service of the concern compares the price of 1 km of a newly built trolleybus line in the city – EUR859.6 thousand, which is almost the price of all 10 modernized trolleybuses.
As for the 15 km of autonomous range, the report clarifies that this is the minimum specified by the customer for an annual mileage of 60 thousand km at full load and with climate control on and is designed for a battery life of at least 10 years.
“Even the first test model had an autonomous mileage of more than the optimal 20 km for the city, and the 10 converted trolleybuses have newer and more powerful batteries and modern monitoring and control systems,” the statement said.
In addition, the press service notes, the economic effect of using trolleybuses with high-voltage batteries is 6.6 times higher than their cost.
According to the concern, with a sufficient number of such autonomous rolling stock, even with the existing contact network, trolleybus service can cover more than 70% of Lviv’s territory, and other settlements of the Lviv community will also be within the accessibility zone of such trolleybus routes.
“Therefore, we believe that the decision of Lvivelectrotrans is balanced and economically justified,” the concern’s press service summarizes.
Khmelnytsky Municipal Enterprise Electrontrans has signed an agreement with the winner of a tender for the supply of new trolleybuses funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a combination of Chernihiv Automobile Plant LLC and Politechnoservice LLC (Kyiv region), Khmelnytsky Mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn said.
“We have signed an agreement with the winner of the tender for the purchase of 42 new trolleybuses. This will allow us to almost completely renew the trolleybus fleet and not return to this issue for years,” Symchyshyn wrote on Facebook.
As reported, on January 10, 2024, Electrotrans, together with the EBRD, announced a tender for the purchase of 44 units of new trolleybuses, as well as spare parts and diagnostic equipment, under the EBRD’s Green Cities program. Later, the number of trolleybuses was updated to 42.
In April 2023, the EBRD announced a EUR10.6 million loan to Khmelnytskyi’s Electrotrans for the purchase of trolleybuses, maintenance and diagnostic equipment. It was noted that the EBRD loan is part of a financial package that also includes investment grants from the EU and the US totaling EUR 4.45 million.
“For these funds, we are purchasing 44 trolleybuses along with spare parts and diagnostic equipment,” Symchyshyn wrote, adding that the winner of the tender for the purchase of 42 trolleybuses offered a lower than expected price, which allows the city to buy two more trolleybuses with the saved funds.
According to him, the plant is to deliver 42 trolleybuses to Khmelnytsky within 62 weeks, including 34 with a range of up to 2 km and eight trolleybuses with a range of up to 20 km.
The first five trolleybuses are to be delivered by the end of 2024.
The Etalon low-floor trolleybuses with electronics from Politechnoservice are equipped with air conditioning for the driver’s and passenger compartments, a screw compressor to reduce noise in the cabin, an information system, and USB connectors for charging phones.
“All the power electronics of the vehicles, as well as the autonomous driving systems, are made in Ukraine,” said Symchyshyn.
The project “Framework Program for the Development of Public Transport in Ukraine 2, Khmelnytskyi Trolleybus” is part of the EBRD’s Green Cities program, which Khmelnytskyi joined in 2019.
The municipal enterprise of urban electric transport Zaporozhelektrotorans has announced two tenders for the purchase of new low-floor trolleybuses and electric buses within the framework of the project “Urban Public Transport of Ukraine” financed with funds from the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to the August 4 EU Official Gazette announcement made public in ProZorro on Monday.
The first tender with an estimated value of EUR4.03 million excluding VAT (including EUR3.03 million EU Neighborhood Investment Platform (NIP) grant) involves the purchase of fully low-floor trolleybuses 11.9 – 12.7 m long with dynamic charging from the catenary network, equipped with a battery for autonomous running. The contract amount includes equipment and tools for maintenance, a set of spare parts, and related services.
Passenger capacity of the trolleybus is at least 100 people, including 30 (+/-10%) seated. Folding seats are not allowed, but there must be one seat for a passenger in a wheelchair and four for passengers with low mobility.
Bids are scheduled to be opened on September 19, 2023, with the arrival date of the first shipment no later than eight months from the date of receipt of the advance payment, for a total contract period of 11 months.
According to experts’ estimates, 14-16 trolleybuses can be purchased for this amount.
The second tender for an estimated contract amount of EUR9.84 million of EIB funds involves the purchase of two-axle low-floor electric buses with a length of 12.5 meters (+/-0.5 meters), including charging stations.
The expected passenger capacity is at least 105 people, including 30 (+/- 10%) seating places. The cabin must have one seat for a passenger in a wheelchair, seats for passengers with low mobility, and a seat for a guide dog.
The contract period is 12 months and the first shipment must be delivered no later than 9 months from the date of receipt of the advance payment.
Disclosure of bids is scheduled for September 20.
Price is not the only criterion for awarding these contracts, but all criteria are specified in the procurement documents only.
Communal enterprise Elektroavtotrans (Ivano-Frankivsk), together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), has announced a tender for the purchase of new trolleybuses with a possibility of making at least 10 km in off-wire mode with a length of 16.5 meters to 18.54 meters (articulated) for EUR 3.615 million.
According to the procurement announcement posted in ProZorro, it is planned to supply new low-floor dual-mode trolleybuses of a three-axle model with a width of no more than 2.5 meters excluding side mirrors and a height of no more than 3.8 meters. Total passenger capacity is at least 120 people, the number of seats is 38, including four seats for priority category passenger and the number of places for wheelchair is at least one.
The procurement also includes spare parts, maintenance equipment and related services.
The first delivery of the dual-mode trolleybuses is scheduled for no later than 36 weeks from the date of receipt of the advance payment, the execution of the contract is no later than 56 weeks.
According to the announcement, price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
The time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is until March 16, 2022.
The trolleybuses for Ivano-Frankivsk are procured within the framework of the Ukraine Urban Public Transport Project at the expense of the EIB and a grant from the European Union.
According to local media reports, the city planned to purchase at least eight dual-mode electric buses for these funds.
The Ukraine Urban Public Transport Project is a financial agreement between Ukraine and the EIB, ratified in April 2017. It provides for the implementation of 21 subprojects for the development of urban passenger transport in 11 cities.
