About 290 buses, more than NIS 1 billion: The winner of the tender for operating public transportation in Binyamin and Ma'ale Adumim
Electra Afikim has won the tender to operate public transportation in the Binyamin and Ma'ale Adumim cluster, with an estimated scope of NIS 1-1.3 billion. The company will operate about 290 buses on dozens of lines, including the new line 112. The lines will be activated in two phases over the next two years.
Electra Afikim has won the tender to operate public transportation in the Binyamin and Ma'ale Adumim cluster, with an estimated scope of NIS 1-1.3 billion. The company will operate about 290 buses on dozens of internal, intercity, and suburban lines, including the new line 172 connecting Ma'ale Adumim to the central bus station in Jerusalem. The tender was launched last month after numerous petitions and legal proceedings. Electra competed against Superbus and Kavim. The director of the National Public Transportation Authority, Idan Mualem, noted that the company won based on its performance. The lines will be activated in two phases: the first in about 9 months (30 lines), and the second in about 21 months. The operating period is 11-12 years.