Tuesday, September 1 2020 17:13

ArmInfo. Yerevan Municipality purchased 100 new small class buses. Press Secretary of Mayor's Office Hakob Karapetyan announced this on his Facebook page.   Karapetyan stated that a difficult situation with transport has  developed in the capital.

<This problem had to be solved. However, from time to time, various  difficulties arose due to the unpredictability of the procurement  process in the conditions of coronavirus, etc. The Mayor's Office  purchased 100 small class buses, which are very comfortable. They are  equipped with air conditioning, a credit card payment system and a  GPS system, their height will allow passengers to stand upright in  the cabin, the buses are also equipped with a fire system, are  wheelchair accessible and have a number of other advantages," the  press secretary emphasized.

Karapetyan also noted that the competition has already ended and in  the next few days the evaluation committee will make a conclusion,  after which the process of supplying vehicles will follow. The latter  also stressed that the leadership of Yerevan has not bought public  transport at its own expense for a long time.

"At the same time, I want to note that the purchase of these buses  does not mean at all that the Mayor's Office has refused to buy  12-meter length buses. On the contrary, a new tender will be  announced for the purchase of large 12-meter length buses. Transport  reform is the main priority of the Yerevan Municipality, and it will  be implemented," said the press secretary of the Municipality.

To note, on August 31, during a press conference, a member of the  Council of Elders from the "Luys" faction (Light - Ed.) David  Khazhakyan stated that the Yerevan Municipality does not intend to  buy new large buses. According to Khazhakyan, the competition  announced in April did not take place, and the Mayor's Office intends  to replace the old "Gazelle" minibuses with new ones.