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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>WOW great news. This surely should be a ‘homegrown
industry’ and doesn’t require the skills of Profits Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bike retail margins are 3-4 times. There
should be cash in this without too much fuss.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au [mailto:bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Aaron Wray<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> January 7, 2009 8:52 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [bikeqld] Bike share plan
still on track</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>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withdrawn.<br>
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Bike share plan still on track</HEADLINE> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Melissa Singer</BYLINE> | <DATE>January 6, 2009 - 2:01PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'><!--articleDetails-->Brisbane</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>'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.<br>
Adshel said it was forced to remove its bid for the contract to run the scheme,
which would introduce 2000 public bikes to central <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Brisbane</st1:place></st1:City>, due to "the deterioration of
the global economic climate since the time the offer was first submitted".<br>
An Adshel spokeswoman told brisbanetimes.com.au that it had the know-how to run
the scheme but lacked capital expenditure.<br>
One of Adshel's parent companies, Clear Channel, runs a bike hire scheme in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
"It [the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:place></st1:City>
scheme] was implemented in a better financial climate," Adshel's
spokeswoman said.<br>
But brisbanetimes.com.au understands JCDecaux was already the frontrunner for
the tender, and is now almost guaranteed to win the contract.<br>
A Brisbane City Council spokesman said an announcement would be made before the
end of January.<br>
"Brisbane City Council remains committed to the introduction of its planned
Public Bike Sharing Scheme," the spokesman said.<br>
"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."<br>
But Labor's Shayne Sutton said the council needed to reassure <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Brisbane</st1:place></st1:City> residents that the tender process
was still competitive.<br>
"The Lord Mayor must ensure that ratepayers receive value for money when
awarding the contract for the project,'' she said.<br>
Adshel CEO Steve McCarthy encouraged Brisbane City Council to "critically
assess the long-term viability of the bike scheme in the current market
conditions".<br>
"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.<br>
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.<br>
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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Queensland</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<br>
Cr Sutton said the council also needed to confirm the roll-out date for the
project, which was originally set for mid-2009.<br>
Adshel has an ongoing contract with Brisbane City Council to provide 840 bus
shelters across the city.<br>
A JCDecaux spokesman referred all inquiries to Brisbane City Council.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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