Fanalca brings its expertise

Details: 29 November 2010

rv_fanalca-top A GROUP of experts from Colombia is in Joburg to help smooth the handover of the Rea Vaya bus operating company to the Taxi Bus Operating Company (Taxi BOC).

A group of experts from Colombia is in Joburg to help smooth the handover of the Rea Vaya bus operating company to the Taxi Bus Operating Company (Taxi BOC).

The mayoral committee member for transport, Rehana Moosajee welcomes the Fanalca delegation

FANALCA, a Colombian company specialising in Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) systems, was welcomed to Joburg by the mayoral committee member for transport, Rehana Moosajee, at a cocktail party on Thursday 25 November.

Fanalca has been contracted by the taxi-owned BOC to provide management support for the operation of the bus services contracted to them by the City in respect of Phase 1A of the Rea Vaya project.

Fanalca will, in terms of their contract, also transfer the necessary skills to the taxi industry owners ensuring that they are well equipped to manage the bus operating company for the next 12 years.

The taxi-owned BOC has to satisfy the City that they have the necessary management skills to manage the contractd Phase 1A bus services.

The Fanalca team currently in Joburg is made up of six technical experts, some of whom will be here for a month while others will stay for a year to ensure that the company is running smoothly.

Fanalca will partner with the taxi industry

Fanalca has extensive experience in managing BRT systems such as the Transmilenio system in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. This was one of the BRT models studied with the design of Rea Vaya.

Fanalca is also involved in the process of a due diligence exercise being undertaken on the current interim bus operating company, Clidet, with the view of a smooth transition of this company to the group of taxi operators being affected by the introduction of the Rea Vaya Phase 1A services.

The cocktail served as a way for the team from Colombia and representatives from the taxi-owned BOC and the City to meet each other in an informal environment before work on the project starts.