New Flyer gets Massachusetts bus contract valued at up to US$477 million

Known for breaking new ground with the first low-floor bus, the first diesel-electric bus, the world’s first zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell fleet and most recently, the MiDi®, North America’s first mid-sized transit bus, and an all-electric bus prototype, NFI remain dedicated to innovation and excellence as it provides customers with a wide range of products. (Photo from NFI’s website)

WINNIPEG – Bus builder New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI) says it has been awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority valued at US3 million, with options that could raise the total value of the deal to US7 million.

The Winnipeg-based company says that under the contract, it will provided up to 725, 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit buses.

The contract, approved by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation board of directors in Boston, includes a firm order for 175 compressed natural gas buses and 150 diesel-electric hybrid buses.

Options call for up to an additional 200 clean diesel buses and 200 diesel-electric hybrid buses over the next five years.

The firm portion of the contract is valued at approximately US$223 million with the options valued at approximately US$254 million, New Flyer said.