Bus Service for Renal Patients from Hopevale and Wujal Wujal Communities

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Torres and Cape HHS awarded a contract to F.N.Q.

Bus Lines Pty Ltd for the provision of a bus service critical to maintaining travel for renal patients from the Hopevale and Wujal Wujal communities six days per week.

The contract value is AUD 621,500.

The agreement was negotiated for 12 months with an option to extend for 1 x 1 year.

Pricing was adjusted due to increased driver pays and penalty rates for the Saturday Wujal Wujal service, significantly increased running costs, and a shift to charging based on vehicle capacity rather than additional passengers.

An interim EPP was executed for 3 months to allow invoice payment, and the service had been running without a contract pending further consideration of options, including returning the service in-house.