The Department of Transportation (DoT) is seeking responses to this RFT for the provision of 40 school bus services operating in the Victoria area (Services). Application forms for the school bus program are available at your school. Return the completed forms to your school. Your school will then tell you if you are eligible to use the program. The bus-free area for primary school is 0.75 miles, middle school is 1.5 miles, and high school is 2.0 miles from home to school. With existing contracts coming to an early expiry, the Victorian government announced treaty reforms in April 2018 that introduced new performance-based contracts, with Ventura Bus Lines, CDC Melbourne and Donric Group agreeing to start 10-year contracts on 1 July 2018. [56] Transdev Melbourne is not part of the treaty reform as it operates the separate Melbourne Metropolitan Bus franchise. However, BusVic and many other bus operators have not been satisfied with the terms of the contracts, which require operators to transfer their assets to the government. In May and June, BusVic and the operators protested against the new contracts in front of the Victorian Parliament building. [57] In June 2018, in response to the backlash, the government offered all Melbourne bus operators a seven-year contract that did not have access to personnel, depots, fleet and intellectual property. [58] This means that operators are not required under this contract to transfer their assets to the government.

Cranbourne Transit, Sita Buslines, Ventura and Donric continued the initial 10-year contracts, which end on 30 June 2028, while the other operators, including CDC Melbourne, started the new 7-year contracts which ended on 30 June 2025. [15] [59] Once the new school bus is approved, PTV will make all necessary arrangements to introduce it. This also includes the commissioning of an appropriate bus operator. If you have mobility requirements, let your school know your specific needs when you submit your application form. The most important legislation governing bus transportation in Victoria is the Transportation Integration Act, 2010. The Act established the Department of Transport as Victoria`s transportation system integration agency. The law also established the charters of public bodies responsible for providing public transport services, including buses. The defunct Director of Public Transport was authorised by law to conclude contracts with operators for the provision of bus and other public transport services. [66] This role was assumed by Public Transport Victoria in 2012 and transferred to the Department of Transport in July 2019.

Specific provisions for the bus contracting system in Victoria are set out in the Bus Services Act 1995. In 2004, Ventura bought the National Bus Company from National Express for A$45 million, becoming the largest private bus operator in Melbourne. Although the company has announced that it will continue to use the National Bus Company brand until bus contracts are renewed in July 2008, new national buses will be painted in the Ventura livery. Through National Express, Ventura purchased the remains of the old government fleet, which is often of particular interest to railway enthusiasts, although this part of the fleet will be phased out in the coming years. Also in 2004, in September, Chris` Coaches (which also operated under the Melbourne on the Move brand and previously operated the Hope Street Bus Line) changed its name to Olympic Coaches. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training, we manage a school bus program. The program is open to students from public and non-public schools in regional and rural communities. In an attempt to cut costs, the Cain government wanted to reduce the number of private operators while increasing the number of intercity bus routes.

At that time, Melbourne`s bus network (with the exception of Met buses) was operated by a large number of small family operators, each serving no more than a handful of routes. The Cain government argued that it would be more efficient and cost-effective to have bus services offered by no more than half a dozen large companies than dozens of small businesses: large operators would bring economies of scale in bus purchases, repair costs and personnel, and would require fewer depots. The state government also felt that it would be easier to negotiate contracts with a smaller number of large bus companies than with a large number of smaller bus companies. In 1986, for example, the government pressured many smallholders to be « go or grow ». The organization is looking for answers to this delivery request for the provision of 8 school bus services for 5 technical schools. Each bus service is a separate contract. A separate response must be submitted for each service offered. The duration of the contracts runs from 2 October 2017 to 30 June 2021. Operators may conduct a review of the school bus system at a centre that is not on the list of planned inspections. Before starting the network verification, an operator must obtain authorization from PTV.

Contact your contract manager to get started. The School Bus Management System is an online application system for school program services only in certain school bus systems. Bus passes are required for all students. Passports are issued with the student`s name, school, assigned bus stops and whether the student needs to be picked up by an adult. The bus only stops at designated bus stops or the nearest safety point if the bus stop is not accessible. 29 new municipal bus contracts were signed on 1. July 2008, with the contracts of the National Bus Company and Melbourne Bus Link for a period of five years, while the other 27 contracts were for a duration of 7 years with a possible extension of 3 years. [54] At the end of the 5-year contracts, the National Bus Company and Melbourne Bus Link lines were tendered as a Melbourne Metropolitan Bus franchise, which was awarded to Transdev Melbourne and commenced on 1 August 2013. All 27 contracts have received the 3-year extensions and would end in 2018. [55] From July 1, 1989 to 1999, the Public Transport Corporation,[46] which engaged bus companies under subsidized contractual arrangements, awarded contracts for bus services in Melbourne and throughout Victoria.

At the end of 1999, the Director of Public Transport[47] was established as a government body that purchased bus services and entered into bus contracts with operators for Melbourne and much of Victoria. [48] Saturday 25. In January, it was reported that the Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor Hennessy) and members of Melbourne City Council were taken to St Kilda and brought back by one of the Daimler buses that Melbourne Omnibus Motor Co wanted to put into service. [33] A new delivery of Daimler buses was to be imported by the end of February. At that time, the company had established contracts for the construction of the bodies on site. .