NABI 40-LFW - the natural gas powered low floor bus bound for Santa Monica streets.
5-year Contract to NABI for CNG Buses
California’s City of Santa Monica has awarded a multi-year contract to North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) and has issued a Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the purchase of nine forty-foot low-floor CNG transit buses with options to purchase up to an additional 58 buses over the 5-year contract period subject to approval by the City Council.
The purchase of these buses is being made in part by the Federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) economic stimulus funding program.
The new alternate fueled CNG transit buses will replace nine forty-foot diesel powered buses, which have exceeded their 12-year useful life and is consistent with the City’s policy on sustainability. Additionally, the desirability of forty-foot low-floor buses for operation on Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (SMBBB) fixed route services will continue to enhance the company’s operational efficiency and service quality.
With these additional nine 40-foot buses as well as the sixteen 60-foot articulated CNG buses recently awarded to NABI, 100 percent of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus fleet will be powered with alternate fueled propulsion systems.
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