Bukit Merah Bus Package

Tender information

Current term (28 Apr 2024 – 2029) (PT218A)

Operator
Depot	Ulu Pandan Depot
Interchanges & Terminals	Bukit Merah Interchange HarbourFront Interchange Kampong Bahru Terminal Marina Centre Terminal Queen Street Terminal Shenton Way Terminal
No. of Services	18
Bus Models	Single-deckers	Double-deckers
	MAN NL323F Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro Scania K230UB Volvo B5LH	MAN ND323F Volvo B9TL

Bidder
Company	Bid Price	Combined Bid Price (with Jurong West Package)
Transdev (Base)	$598,810,542.79	$1,075,030,145.48
Transdev (Alt)	$597,463,961.99	$1,073,700,749.93
Go-Ahead (Base)	$580,122,714.00	$1,050,987,563.00
Go-Ahead (Alt)	$576,133,505.00	$1,040,081,690.00
National Express	$563,008,737.00	$1,063,822,760.00
Tower Transit (Base)	$544,073,539.20	$986,960,705.20
Tower Transit (Alt)	$532,673,769.20	$955,593,032.56
SMRT Buses	$496,358,548.80	$910,628,272.60
SBS Transit (Base)	$491,641,316.29	$919,753,252.66
SBS Transit (Alt)	$476,457,752.81	$895,778,967.55

Past term

• Negotiated Contract Term (1 Sep 2016 – 17 Nov 2018) (PT205)
• 1st Term (18 Nov 2018 – 27 Apr 2024) (PT203)

History

Year	Date	Changes
2016	1 September	Start of Negotiated Contract Term (under SBS Transit): Services 5, 16, 57, 93, 120, 121, 122, 123/123M, 131/131M, 145, 160, 170/170A/170X, 195, 198, 272, 273, 400, 402
2018	10 March	New Bridge Road Terminal removed
		Kampong Bahru Terminal added
	18 November	Start of Contract Term PT203 (under SBS Transit): Services 5, 16, 57, 93, 120, 121, 122, 123/123M, 131/131M, 145, 160, 170/170A/170X, 195, 198, 272, 273, 400, 402
2019	16 June	Service 402 withdrawn
2020	9 March	Service 16M added
	26 July	Service 160M added
2022	1 May	Service 170A withdrawn
	12 December	Service 131M withdrawn
2023	24 September	Service 160M renumbered to Service 993
2024	28 April	Start of Contract Term PT218A (under SBS Transit): Services 5, 16/16M, 57, 93, 120, 121, 122, 123/123M, 131, 145, 160, 170/170X, 195, 198, 272, 273, 400, 993

Services

S/N	Service	Route Information	Route Type
1	5	Pasir Ris Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange 5A Mariam Way → Upper Changi Road East 5B Simei Street 3 → Mariam Way	Trunk
2	16	Bedok Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange	Trunk
	16M	Bedok Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange	Supplementary
3	57	Bishan Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange	Trunk
4	93	HarbourFront Interchange ↔ Eunos Interchange	Trunk
5	120	Kampong Bahru Terminal ↺ Telok Blangah Heights	Trunk
6	121	Shenton Way Terminal ↺ Telok Blangah Rise	Trunk
7	122	Kampong Bahru Terminal ↺ Commonwealth Drive	Trunk
8	123	Bukit Merah Interchange ↔ Beach Station Terminal	Trunk
	123M	HarbourFront Interchange ↺ Tiong Bahru Road	Supplementary
9	131	Saint Michael's Terminal ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange 131A Saint Michael's Terminal → Shenton Way	Trunk
10	145	Toa Payoh Interchange ↔ Buona Vista Terminal 145A Tiong Bahru Road → Henderson Road	Trunk
11	160	Jurong Town Hall Interchange ↺ JB Sentral Terminal 160A Jurong Town Hall Interchange → Bukit Batok Road	Trunk
12	170	Queen Street Terminal ↔ Larkin Terminal	Trunk
	170X	Woodlands Road ↔ JB Sentral Terminal	Supplementary
13	195	Marina Centre Terminal ↺ Commonwealth Avenue 195A Marina Centre Terminal → Tiong Bahru Road	Trunk
14	198	Boon Lay Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange 198A Boon Lay Interchange → Jurong East Avenue 1	Trunk
15	272	Bukit Merah Interchange ↺ Telok Blangah Rise	Feeder
16	273	Bukit Merah Interchange ↺ Henderson Road	Feeder
17	400	Shenton Way Terminal ↺ Marina Coastal Drive	Trunk
18	993	Jurong East Interchange ↺ Bukit Batok West Avenue 8	Trunk