VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 13, 2018 / Grande West Transportation Group Inc. (TSX-V: BUS; OTC PINK: GWTNF) - November 13, 2018: ("Grande West" or the "Company"), a Canadian manufacturer of mid-sized multi-purpose transit vehicles for sale in Canada and the United States, is pleased to announce that Alliance Bus Group ("ABG") has been awarded a state contract to purchase in Iowa Department of Transportation ("Iowa DOT") bid number OPT2018HDB.
Grande West's U.S. distributor, ABG was successful in winning the Iowa DOT bid for Vicinity 30' and 35' heavy-duty diesel vehicles, with options for CNG. This bid is conducted on behalf of Iowa's 35 designated public transit agencies, state of Iowa governmental agencies, state board of regents, and other states' public transit agencies that are in the same metropolitan planning organization as a designated public transit agency. The Bid is in place until October 2020. There is no minimum or maximum bus quantities, orders from the various agencies is subject to funding and agency needs.
Robert Mowat, VP, Sales and Marketing of Grande West commented, "We are very pleased with the results of the Iowa State bid. We continue to see new opportunities to Right-Size fleets in the U.S.. This is our third U.S. contract win in the past few months, expanding our potential 2019 order flow substantially."
About Grande West Transportation Group
Grande West is a Canadian company that designs, engineers and manufactures mid-size multi-purpose transit vehicles for public and commercial enterprises. Grande West's Best-in-Class heavy-duty Vicinity bus is available in 27.5, 30 and 35 foot models powered by clean diesel or CNG designed with affordability, accessibility and global responsibility in mind. It costs significantly less than a regular 40 foot transit bus, is more maneuverable, burns less fuel and emits less harmful emissions. Grande West will soon be offering a new product which will be the first Crossover Vehicle in the transit space - a medium-duty, monocoque-designed rear engine vehicle.
The Company has been successful in supplying Canadian municipal transportation agencies and private operators with new buses and is receiving follow-on orders in many Canadian transit agencies. Grande West is compliant to Buy America certification, and along with Alliance Bus Group ("ABG"), its exclusive US distributor, is actively pursuing opportunities in public and private transit fleet operations that would benefit from Grande West's vehicles.
For further information please contact:
Grande West Transportation
John LaGourgue
VP Corporate Development
Ph: 1-604-607-4000
jlagourgue@grandewest.com
www.grandewest.com
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SOURCE: Grande West Transportation Group Inc.
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