The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company has issued tenders to go forward with organising gas shops as various non-fare income sources. Tenders have been issued for working gas shops at 24 places.
BMTC has issued tender for Set up and Commissioning of Retail Gasoline Retailers by Public/Personal Sector enterprise oil corporations on fee of month-to-month license charge and fee on sale of gas and non gas merchandise in BMTC land.
BMTC intends to develop its land by organising the shops to generate business revenues for an settlement interval of 15 Years from the date of signing of settlement, of which 9 months would be the gestation interval. They are going to be given six months to get an NOC and three months for erection/set up of gas shops.
The licence charge (land lease) will likely be enhanced by 5% yearly over that of the earlier 12 months from the second 12 months onwards. The chosen bidder should function the gas station on COCO Mannequin (Firm Owned Firm Operated).
The bidder can not assemble, take away or modify any of the amenities on the premises with out the prior written approval of the BMTC.
The gas shops are more likely to come up at bus depots at Jayanagar, Kathriguppe, Deepanjalinagar, Shanthinagar, Indiranagar, Subhashnagar, Peenya, Dooravani Nagar, KR Puram, Jigani, Bidadi, Chikkanagamangala, Kodathi, Anjanapur and vacant land at Kengeri, Nagarbhavi, Bettahalli, Dasanapura, Bidadi, Hancharahalli, Kannuru, Kurubarahalli, Madappanahalli Manduru, Puttenahalli and others.
Area for the opposite amenities like Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Public Name Workplace (PCO), Web Centre, and some other business actions will likely be allowed to as much as 25% of allotted space.
