New Flyer of America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of bus manufacturer New Flyer Industries Inc., has announced that the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority and the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department, together through a joint procurement, have awarded New Flyer with a firm contract for 199 Xcelsior compressed natural gas (CNG), forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses, which will be converted from New Flyer’s backlog to a firm order.
The contract, which was supported by Federal Transit Administration funding and includes options for 197 additional buses over five years, is the second joint procurement for Valley Metro and the City of Phoenix. The buses will be deployed on Valley Metro’s regional transit system as well as City of Phoenix routes starting in 2018, and they will support Valley Metro’s 2016-2020 strategic plan to grow transit ridership and advance the value of transit.
“We are proud to continue our longstanding relationship with Valley Metro and the City of Phoenix,” states Wayne Joseph, president of New Flyer of America. “For over 10 years, New Flyer has provided public transportation in Arizona that helped support regional and city growth. We are proud to now provide CNG buses that will help lower emissions, as well as strengthen transit ridership in communities with safe and reliable bus service.”
