Bulim Bus Package

Tender information

Current term (29 May 2021 – 2026) (PT217A)

Operator	Tower Transit
Depot	Bulim Depot
Interchanges & Terminals	Bukit Batok Interchange Jurong East Interchange Jurong Town Hall Interchange Tengah Interchange
No. of Services	32
Bus Models	Single-deckers	Double-deckers
	MAN NL323F (Euro V) (Batch 1) MAN NL323F (Euro V) (Batch 2) MAN NL323F (Euro V) (Batch 3) MAN NL323F (Euro VI) Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1) Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 2) Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 3) Yutong ZK6128BEVG	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (Batch 1) MAN ND323F (3-Door) Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 1) Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 2) Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 3) Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4) Yutong ZK6125BEVGS

Bidder
Company	Bid Price	Combined Bid Price (with Sembawang-Yishun Package)
SMRT Buses	$540,964,300.00	$1,189,635,606.00
Go-Ahead	$477,534,701.00	$1,057,664,162.00
Tower Transit	$482,432,845.00	$1,025,102,939.00
SBS Transit (Base)	$446,227,073.00	$1,008,839,217.00
SBS Transit (Alt)1	$443,133,709.00	$1,003,089,771.00
Guangzhou Public Transportation Group	Not Shortlisted

Notes
¹ - SBS Transit’s alternative proposal differs from the base proposal by having fewer bus captains and lower non-revenue mileage, to be achieved by launching buses from other bus depots under its negotiated contracts.

Past term

• 1st Term (29 May 2016 – 28 May 2021) (PT200)

History

Year	Date	Changes
2016	29 May	Start of Contract Term PT200 (under Tower Transit)
		Tranche 1: Services 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 941, 945, 947, 990
	12 June	Tranche 2: Services 66, 78, 79, 97, 97e, 143/143M
	26 June	Tranche 3: Services 41, 49, 96, 98/98M, 183, 282, 284, 285, 333, 334, 335
2017	28 September	Service 663 added
	12 October	Service 665 added
2018	8 April	Service 974 added
2020	13 January	Service 651 added
2021	29 May	Start of Contract Term PT217A (under Tower Transit): Services 41, 49, 66, 77, 78, 79, 96, 97, 97e, 98/98M, 106, 143/143M, 173, 177, 183, 189, 282, 284, 285, 333, 334, 335, 651, 663, 941, 945, 947, 990
		Service 944 added (Transferred from Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang package)
		Service 974 removed (Transferred to Jurong West package)
	31 May	Services 653, 657 added (Transferred from Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang package)
		Service 665 removed (Transferred to Woodlands package)
	5 September	Service 663 removed (Transferred to Sembawang – Yishun package)
2023	24 September	Service 944 renumbered to Service 992
	26 November	Jurong Town Hall Interchange added
		Service 870 added
2024	21 July	Tengah Interchange added
		Service 871 added
	25 November	Service 674 added

Services

S/N	Service	Route Information	Route Type
1	41	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jalan Anak Bukit	Trunk
2	49	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jurong West Street 42	Trunk
3	66	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road	Trunk
4	77	Bukit Batok Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Terminal	Trunk
5	78	Jurong Town Hall Interchange ↺ Clementi Avenue 3 78A : Jurong Town Hall Interchange → Tanjong Penjuru	Trunk
6	79	Jurong Town Hall Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Interchange 79T : Jurong Town Hall Interchange → Boon Lay Interchange	Trunk
7	96	Clementi Interchange ↺ Kent Ridge Crescent 96A : Clementi Interchange → Kent Ridge Crescent 96B : Kent Ridge Crescent → Commonwealth Avenue West	Trunk
8	97	Jurong East Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Terminal	Trunk
9	97e	Jurong East Interchange ⇄ Marina Centre Terminal	Express
10	98	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jurong Pier Way 98A : Boon Lay Way → Corporation Road 98B : Jurong West Avenue 1 → Jurong Pier Way	Trunk
	98M	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Corporation Road	Supplementary
11	106	Bukit Batok Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Terminal 106A : Bukit Batok Interchange → Commonwealth Avenue West	Trunk
12	143	Toa Payoh Interchange ↔ Jurong East Interchange	Trunk
	143M	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Pandan Gardens	Supplementary
13	173	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Clementi Interchange 173A : Bukit Batok Interchange → Bukit Batok East Avenue 4	Trunk
14	177	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Jelebu Road	Trunk
15	183	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Science Park Road 183B : Jurong East Interchange → Toh Tuck Avenue	Trunk
16	189	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Clementi Avenue 1 189A : Bukit Batok Interchange → Bukit Batok Street 23	Trunk
17	282	Clementi Interchange ↺ Clementi West Street 2	Feeder
18	284	Clementi Interchange ↺ Clementi Avenue 4	Feeder
19	285	Clementi Interchange ↺ Pandan Loop	Feeder
20	333	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jurong East Street 32	Feeder
21	334	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jurong West Street 42	Feeder
22	335	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 1	Feeder
23	651	Jurong West Avenue 3 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 3	City Direct
24	653	Hume Avenue → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Hillview Avenue	City Direct
25	657	Jurong West Avenue 1 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 1	City Direct
26	870	Jurong Town Hall Interchange ↔ Tengah Interchange	Trunk
27	871	Tengah Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road	Trunk
28	941	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Bukit Batok West Avenue 9	Feeder
29	945	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Bukit Batok Street 34	Feeder
30	947	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Bukit Batok Road	Feeder
31	990	Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Jurong Gateway Road	Trunk
32	992	Bukit Batok Interchange ↔ Tengah Interchange	Trunk