Ann: GENERAL: IFT: NZ Bus South Auckland Public Transport Tender...

• Release Date: 29/01/16 08:42
• Summary: GENERAL: IFT: NZ Bus South Auckland Public Transport Tender Outcome
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GENERAL: IFT: NZ Bus South Auckland Public Transport Tender Outcome

NZ Bus advises that it has been informed by Auckland Transport that it has
not been selected as a preferred tenderer for any of its South Auckland
public transport services which were tendered for in late 2015. The NZ Bus
services currently comprise 153 vehicles out of the total NZ Bus fleet of
1,070 buses.

NZ Bus Chief Executive Zane Fulljames said "Not being selected as a preferred
tenderer in one of our incumbent locations is a disappointing outcome,
particularly for our staff who work hard every day to deliver a high quality
service and are part of the South Auckland community. However, as an
incumbent we understand clearly the costs of operating in the South Auckland
market and submitted a strong, high quality tender to reflect this."

The tender outcome will have implications for NZ Bus staff operating in South
Auckland.  There is a 9 month transition period to the implementation of the
new South Auckland contracts, and NZ Bus will be taking this time to work
through options for minimising the impact on staff.

Mr Fulljames said it is important to keep this outcome in perspective.
"While a number of contracts are being tendered across Auckland, other
contracts are being renewed with incumbent bus operators through a direct
negotiation process. NZ Bus has rights to negotiate a number of these
contracts, representing in scale around 50 percent of its existing business
in Auckland."

For more information, please contact:

Kevin Baker
Infratil
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