ENC®, a U.S.-based transit bus manufacturer and subsidiary of Rivaz Inc., has announced it has been named an approved manufacturer on a five-year cooperative contract led by the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART).
The consortium contract establishes a base quantity of 49 buses, with options for an additional 50, representing a total potential of up to 99 vehicles over the five-year term. Participating agencies include PART, the City of Winston-Salem’s Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA), and the City of Burlington’s Link Transit.
Under the agreement, participating agencies may procure vehicles from ENC or New Flyer. As a cooperative procurement vehicle, the contract enables participating agencies to acquire ENC buses directly, without conducting an independent competitive solicitation. This structure reduces administrative burden and shortens acquisition timelines, an advantage particularly valuable to smaller agencies that can redirect constrained resources toward service delivery and the rider experience…