Inter-district E-buses Runs Open for Bids

As we reported on Wednesday, three new e-buses have arrived in Belize.  Those buses will be assigned to a company that is currently running a public transportation operation. Today the Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson told News Five that the company that qualifies for the routes will come right from among the existing pool of bus operators. This, he said, will ensure that there will be no additional competition.

 

Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Transport

“The first start was two E-buses in Belize City and then now three that will service the Western and the Northern Highway. If you notice we put out the bid, put out the tender and those who have interest will bid and then a committee will sit down and decide who is the best person to bid to get all the rounds because one company will manage the three buses at least for one year pilot project. We are getting the same operators to apply. And so it will be one of them that will be successful. And so they are already in the system. So we are not bringing anybody new to compete along with them.”