The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County voted unanimously to carry out a contract with Creative Bus Sales for the purchase of 10 electric paratransit vans and chargers.
Voted on by the METRO board at the Jan. 27 meeting, the purchase is connected to METRO’s sustainability vision statement and climate action plan, according to Monica Russo, public information officer and media specialist for METRO.
One of the goals of the statement is to have a 100% zero-emission bus replacement by 2030, Russo said.
The contract will come out to about $3.1 million and comes out of METRO’s capital budget. Creative Bus Sales was one of the three companies that submitted a bid for the contract and was found to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, according to agenda documents.
The paratransit vehicles are wheelchair accessible and allow disabled passengers easy entrance on the vehicle.
METRO had previously approved a contract with Nova Bus for the purchase of 20 electric buses back in November, as previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper.
