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Detroit moves emergency bus-repair contracts after about 30 buses went out of service
Summary
Facing a wave of major mechanical failures and a few crash-damaged buses, DDOT described emergency contracts to repair engines, transmissions and coach bodies; the committee sent the emergency repair contracts (6.7–6.9) to formal with a recommendation to approve and asked staff to pursue long-term procurements.
DDOT and procurement staff briefed the committee on emergency repairs needed to return buses to service after a cluster of major mechanical failures and several crashes that left roughly 30 coaches out of service.
Oliver Kramer, DDOT director, described the situation as a rapid accumulation of heavy repairs — engines, transmissions and major body damage — and said the emergency contracts were necessary to restore service while long-term…
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