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Council authorizes contract up to $133.6M to buy 109 hybrid-electric buses

Metropolitan Council · March 12, 2026
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Summary

The Metropolitan Council authorized the regional administrator to execute contract 26P058 for up to $133,602,701.71 to purchase 109 40-foot hybrid-electric buses (12 for A-line replacement, 24 for G-line implementation, 79 for local service), contingent on forthcoming capital funding approvals.

The Metropolitan Council on March 11 authorized the regional administrator to negotiate and execute contract 26P058 with Gillig LLC to purchase 109 40-foot hybrid-electric buses in an amount not to exceed $133,602,701.71.

Council Member Barber presented the item, describing the procurement as using the Washington…

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