Melbourne's new bus contracts

In 2006, prior to the Victorian Transport Plan, the government invested $1.4 billion in new and upgraded bus services over ten years. It negotiated 29 new contracts with bus companies which started in July 2008. The aim was to develop more local and cross-town bus services to make public transport more accessible for people in the city's middle and outer suburbs and this was carried through to the Victorian Transport Plan. In negotiating the new contracts, the Department of Transport was required to improve the quality and effectiveness of bus services, improve value for money for the government's investment, and to maintain a constructive relationship with the bus industry. This audit examined how well the department negotiated and managed the new metro bus contracts.

• Record URL:
  http://www.audit.vic.gov.au/publications/2008-09/20090624-bus-full-report.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Victoria. Parliament

  Melbourne, Victoria   

  Victoria. Auditor-General

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• Publication Date: 2009-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 52p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 215, session 2006-09

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Contracts; Level of service; Private enterprise; Public transit; State government; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Planning and Environment
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Accessibility; Bus; Contract; Private sector; Public transport; State government; Transport performance; Transport planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01384245
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 4:22PM