Qatar-based transport company Mowasalat has invited bids for another taxi franchisee under the Karwa Franchise Programme, a report said.

The new operator should be a Qatari-owned company having the financial and administrative ability to operate a fleet of up to 500 taxis, Mowasalat was quoted as saying in a Gulf Times report.

It also noted that none of the existing franchisees would be eligible to participate in the bidding. The last date for submitting bids is June 5, it said.

This will be the fifth taxi franchisee of Karwa to enter the local market, the report said.