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Wausau Transit Commission authorizes staff to begin procurement talks for 10 VW‑funded buses; relocation feasibility study advances
Summary
The Wausau Transit Commission voted unanimously March 20 to let the transit director seek a Gillig bid for 10 replacement buses funded through the Volkswagen settlement and received an update on a relocation feasibility study and service gaps raised by a public commenter.
WAUSAU, Wis. — The Wausau Transit Commission on March 20 unanimously authorized the transit director to begin procurement discussions with manufacturer Gillig for 10 replacement buses funded through the Volkswagen (VW) mitigation settlement.
The commission’s action allows staff to obtain a formal price per bus from Gillig but does not obligate the city to buy until a final contract is presented for approval. The transit director said the VW program will provide $640,000 per bus and that the agency must render the replaced engine housings unusable; old vehicles can be sold for scrap at no more than $1,800 per bus. The director estimated a 15- to 18-month build time from the date of approval.
Why it matters: The VW settlement award covers high-cost transit vehicles that the city can accept now and that fit the transit system’s current maintenance capacity.…
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