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Macedonia : Signed contract for procurement of six ecological buses for REK Bitola
Publish Date : 09-Mar-2020
REK Bitola signed a contract for the procurement of 6 ecological natural gas buses for the transport of workers. The public procurement was awarded to the company Auto Macedonia, which will have to deliver the buses within 8 months at the latest. The buses will be from Japanese manufacturer ISUZU, worth 1.4m euros.
With this, as a company, we show the care of our employees, because the buses now in use are old and outdated, and on the other hand there is an environmental and environmental component as these are non-polluting vehicles. Procurement of ecological buses for transport of workers of REK Bitola was one of the promises of this Government and I can gladly state that we are doing so and in the future we will continue investing in such ecological vehicles, and maybe even electric vehicles . General Manager of JSC ESM, Vasko Kovacevski, MSc.
REK Bitola director Zlatko Gjurcievski said the buses for the combine were last purchased in 2014. all 10 used buses.
According to the analysis, given the financial resources that have been spent in recent years to transport REK Bitola workers to their jobs, it turns out that the return on investment would be 3 years. Natural gas buses have lower consumption and methane prices are much lower than diesel. Also, it should be noted that methane-fueled buses are far more economical in maintenance and regular service than ever before. also applies to spare parts costs - said Gjurcievski.
The director of Auto Macedonia Zoran Dochinski welcomed the decision of AD ESM to procure ecological buses for REK Bitola.
As a company, we are pleased when there is a demand in the market for non-polluting vehicles and when consumers are moving towards greener transportation solutions and the trend that is already occurring everywhere in the world, even here, we welcome and recommend that as a company we are ready to provide for the needs of our citizens and state institutions that are committed to modern and environmentally responsible transportation options - said Dochinski.
