Tenders Are Invited For Ppp Automated Fare Collection System On The City Public Transport In Bishkek

Tenders Are Invited For Ppp Automated Fare Collection System On The City Public Transport In BishkekBishkek With A Population Of Around 1 2 Million Is The Capital And The Largest City In The Kyrgyz Republic The Public Transport Services Are Being Rendered By Municipally Owned Trolleybus And Bus Companies Around 300 Vehicles And A Large Number Of Privately Owned Minibus Operators Rendering Services With Over 3000 Vehicles Bus Trolley Bus And Minibus Traffic Is Regulated By The Authorities Of The City Of Bishkek The Route Network Is Characterized By Point To Point Connections With Lots Of Routes Running In Parallel In The Inner City The Tariff Structure Is Simple Passengers Pay A Fixed Fare Of 8 Som And 10 Som Around 10 13 Euro Cents For Each Trip In Cash To The Driver There Are Neither Tariff Zones Nor Changeover Tariffs Municipal Buses And Trolleybuses Are Used By Around 50 Million Passengers Each Year A Significant Number Of People Like Pupils Or Retired People Are Allowed To Use The Municipal Buses For Free Private Buses Are Used By Around 180 Million Passengers Each Year And Retired People Pay A Discounted Fare Of 5 Som Around 7 Euro Cents For A Trip The City Of Bishkek Has Decided To Introduce Electronic Ticketing In The City And To Gradually Move Away From Cash Based Payments For Municipally Owned Public Transportation The Motivation For The Implementation Of The New System Is To Increase Revenues And To Get More Transparency In Payments On Public Transport In Bishkek The New Fare Collection System Shall Be Based On Smartcards And Allow To Identify Concessionary Passengers Like Retired People And Pupils Provide More Transparency In Payments Increase The Revenues And Simplify The Use Of Public Transport In Bishkek At The Moment It Is Not Planned To Make Substantial Changes In The Route Net Structure Or In The Tariff Structure It Is Not Planned Either To Increase The Fare Significantly The City Requires A Proven Technical Solution For Electronic Ticketing Implemented Under The Design Build Finance Operate Transfer Dbfot Principle The System Scope Shall Include At Lease The Following Volumes 300 000 To 600 000 Smart Cards 400 Fixed Mounted Validators On Midi Buses And Trolleybuses And 3 000 Mobile Handheld Validators On Mini Buses Zero To Small Number Of Ticket Vending Machines One Back Office Accounting And Handling System Capable To Process Several Independent Clients Distribution And Topping Up Of Smartcards Mainly By Personally Operated Kiosks Or Sales Points 300 500 Retail Points Organisation Of Service Centres In Each District Of The City More Detailed Information On The Ppp Project Is Available In The Tender Rules And Tender Documentation The Subject Of The Ppp Agreement Is Design Build Finance And Operate The Automated Fare Collection System On The City Public Transport In Bishkek Provide Services Of Automated Fare Collection For Passage And Luggage Transportation Via Project Company In Bishkek Established By The Private Partner Within The Period Of Time Stipulated By The Ppp Agreement And Subsequent Transfer Of The System To The Public Partner In The Manner And Conditions Specified By The Ppp Agreement The Period Of The Ppp Agreement Shall Be At Least 6 Years Stages Of Tender The First Stage Is The Pre Qualification Of Tenderers The Second Stage Is The Selection Of The Winning Tender The Third Stage Is The Signing Of The Ppp Agreement The Tender May Be Submitted By Any Of An Individual Entrepreneur Or Legal Entity Registered And Existing Under The Laws Of The Kirgiz Republic A Legal Entity Registered Under The Laws Of A Foreign State Join Venture Or Consortium Founded For The Purposes Of Participation In The Tender Whose Founders Are Legal Entities Or Individual Entrepreneurs Registered Under The Laws Of The Kr And Or Legal Entities Or Individual Entrepreneurs Registered Under The Laws Of A Foreign State And Submitting One Collective Tender

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