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Dunn County transit officials table electric-bus purchase amid price uncertainty
Summary
Committee members were told vendor pricing for Buy America–qualified electric buses may rise sharply above 2021 quotes; staff recommended tabling procurement until updated costs and a gas/diesel comparison can be provided. A $104,000 down payment is expected to be recoverable, and local share is 15%.
Dunn County Transit Committee members on Oct. 8 voted to table further decisions about buying electric buses after staff said vendor pricing that underpinned a 2021 purchase order could be substantially higher now.
Committee member (S2), who gave the update, said a Phoenix-built Buy America–qualifying bus has completed Altoona testing and could be delivered within six months but that the vendor had not yet supplied updated pricing. "Since this purchase order and quote was made in 2021 ... these cab-over…
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