Legislature Mandates Increase in The Colorado state legislature approved an increase in the Denver bus public transport competitive tendering mandate to 35 percent of vehicle hours, effective 31 March 2000. Colorado Governor Bill Owens, who co-authored the original 20 percent mandate in 1988 as a member of the state House of Representatives is expected to sign the bill. Competitive tendering has saved RTD more than $100 million. Average cost savings from 1989 to 1998 were 40 percent. Over the period, $101 million was saved compared to the cost of RTD operations. The financial benefit to the community is even more, since RTD's private contractors pay state and local taxes, fuel taxes and license fees, unlike RTD.
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