The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that it has launched a tender for a company licence to operate up to 200 special radio taxis and that the winning bidder will have to buy hybrids or other environmentally-friendly cabs.
According to the statement, those who plan to bid for the “green” radio taxi service licence can submit their tender documentation until October 15. The bidding period started yesterday. DSAT officials will unseal and screen the bids at the Transport Bureau Building on October 16.
The current radio taxi company – Macau Radio Taxi Corporation – came into service in April last year. The government signed an eight-year contract with the firm in September 2016 for the operation of 100 special radio taxis. The government announced earlier that month that the company won the bid – one of three submitted bids – for a licence to operate up to 100 special radio taxis.
