Batumi Bus Project

Consultant's Assignment

In March 2018 GMCS a.s. signed a contract with Batumi Autotransport Ltd. for the assignment to form Corporate Development Programme and a Stakeholder Participation Programme for the bus services in the City of Batumi. The Project was financed by EBRD and aimed to improve and modernise bus operations in Batumi and also included the purchase of a new bus fleet of approximately 10 electric and 20 diesel buses. The Beneficiaries of the project were the City and the Batumi Autotransport LLC (the “Company”), a municipal bus company, which was wholly owned by the City. GMCS assisted the Company in improvement of its commercial standing, service and environmental/social performance by supporting the development and implementation of relevant policies for corporate, financial, operational and environmental/social management. GMCS also assisted the Company in development of a medium-term focused corporate development programme and in improvement of the corporate planning capacity to assist its transition towards becoming a self-sustaining entity with commercially sustainable operations, as well as implementation of the Environmental and Social Action Plan (“ESAP”) developed for the Company and implementation Public Service Contract with the City to provide municipal bus services.