[bikeqld] Bike share plan still on track

[Yani]

WOW great news. This surely should be a 'homegrown industry' and doesn't
require the skills of Profits Inc.

 

Bike retail margins are 3-4 times. There should be cash in this without too
much fuss.

 

Yani

 

  _____  

From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au [mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au]
On Behalf Of Aaron Wray
Sent: January 7, 2009 8:52 AM
To: bikeqld at bikeqld.org.au
Subject: [bikeqld] Bike share plan still on track

 

At least Adshel one of the companies that cause of some of the worst
footpath conditions and pinch points thanks to their bus shelters has
withdrawn.


Bike share plan still on track 

Melissa Singer | January 6, 2009 - 2:01PM

Brisbane's $1.2 million bike hire scheme will proceed as planned despite one
of the leading bidders for the contract withdrawing from the process this
morning.
Adshel said it was forced to remove its bid for the contract to run the
scheme, which would introduce 2000 public bikes to central Brisbane, due to
"the deterioration of the global economic climate since the time the offer
was first submitted".
An Adshel spokeswoman told brisbanetimes.com.au that it had the know-how to
run the scheme but lacked capital expenditure.
One of Adshel's parent companies, Clear Channel, runs a bike hire scheme in
Barcelona.
"It [the Barcelona scheme] was implemented in a better financial climate,"
Adshel's spokeswoman said.
But brisbanetimes.com.au understands JCDecaux was already the frontrunner
for the tender, and is now almost guaranteed to win the contract.
A Brisbane City Council spokesman said an announcement would be made before
the end of January.
"Brisbane City Council remains committed to the introduction of its planned
Public Bike Sharing Scheme," the spokesman said.
"The scheme is expected to be based upon similar projects already
established in more than 40 international cities, including Paris and
Barcelona, and is anticipated to incorporate up to 2000 bicycles."
But Labor's Shayne Sutton said the council needed to reassure Brisbane
residents that the tender process was still competitive.
"The Lord Mayor must ensure that ratepayers receive value for money when
awarding the contract for the project,'' she said.
Adshel CEO Steve McCarthy encouraged Brisbane City Council to "critically
assess the long-term viability of the bike scheme in the current market
conditions".
"Considering the appeal of the bike scheme project and the substantial time
that both Adshel and the Brisbane City Council have invested so far, we
regret that we cannot proceed with our offer due to conditions beyond our
control," Mr McCarthy said.
Adshel said it would have considered reapplying for a scaled back project,
but the council said it would proceed with the scheme as originally planned.
The bike hire scheme, part of the council's long-term transport plan, will
see bikes at up to 150 stations from Newstead to the University of
Queensland.
Cr Sutton said the council also needed to confirm the roll-out date for the
project, which was originally set for mid-2009.
Adshel has an ongoing contract with Brisbane City Council to provide 840 bus
shelters across the city.
A JCDecaux spokesman referred all inquiries to Brisbane City Council.

 

  _____  

Sell your car for just $40 at CarPoint.com.au It's simple!
<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%
2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801459%2Fpi%5F1004813%2F
ai%5F859641&_t=762955845&_r=tig_OCT07&_m=EXT> 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.bikeqld.org.au/pipermail/bikeqld/attachments/20090107/00760f31/attachment.htm