Design and Build Greater than 30 Foot Rural Bus

As part of the Advanced Small Transit Vehicle Development Program, the objective of this project is to provide a vehicle responsive to the needs of rural providers around the country, Ride Solution will select the design for a new vehicle through a competitive solicitation. The winning bid will be selected against a series of performance specifications to ensure that the vehicles meet these specialized needs. Fabrication and testing of the new vehicles at Ride Solution will validate conclusively the low floor to be viable on dirt roads.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Fuel Cell Bus Program, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Bus

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $742500.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Belanger, Marcel

• Performing Organizations:

  Putnam County

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• Start Date: 20080721
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110930
• Source Data: RiP Project 34656

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competitive bidding; Fabrication; Low floor vehicles; Rural transit; Transit operating agencies; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01486710
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 16 2013 1:01AM