By acting together, individual companies and cities benefit from the economies of scale of jointly planned and undertaken actions. Transport operators from Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Neuss, Viersen, and the Heinsberg district decided to launch a single tender procedure for the purchase of new city buses. The best offer was submitted by the Polish manufacturer from Bolechowo, thus winning the entire order, which consists of 24 low-floor Urbino 12s and 20 articulated Urbino 18s.
– We are very pleased that all KMN transport operators have once again decided to choose Solaris Urbino buses. A client choosing our offer again is a confirmation for us that we have met their expectations, provided reliable quality of the delivered vehicles and their service, and it is a kind of “certificate of trust” – summarizes the win Małgorzata Olszewska, Sales and Marketing Director at Solaris.
The companies that are part of KMN will divide the vehicles among their fleets as follows: 20 Urbino 12s will appear at NEW mobil und aktiv Mönchengladbach GmbH, 2 Urbino 12s at NEW mobil und aktiv Viersen GmbH, 10 Urbino 18s will join the fleet of SWK Mobil GmbH from Krefeld, 7 Urbino 18s will join Stadtwerke Neuss GmbH, and 2 Urbino 12s and 3 Urbino 18s will go to WestEnergie und Verkehr GmbH based in Erkelenz, which is responsible for public transport in the Heinsberg district.
The KMN companies received their first 17 Solaris buses back in 2010. Another 27 vehicles were delivered to the associated operators in 2011. In a separate procedure involving the delivery of 9 hybrid buses, the Polish manufacturer’s offer was also selected as the most advantageous. After the completion of this year’s order, the number of Urbino buses in the central Rhineland will reach nearly 100 units.