VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Prevost Car and Motor Coach Industries have made special arrangements to provide maintenance and other services to operators providing coaches for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games here.

Prevost's 6,600-square-foot facility in Delta, B.C., will provide service for all makes of coaches, as well as any buses equipped with a Volvo engine.

The service center, which has four bays and a wash pad, will be open 24 hours a day during the Olympics, which opened this month and continue through Feb. 28.

A team of 14 Prevost-certified technicians, having a combined total of more than 240 years of experience, plus additional Prevost service representatives, will be present during the Olympics to provide enhanced customer support, the company said.

Mobile units also will be available for on-site emergency service throughout the games. In addition, PASS (Prevost Action Service System) will support customers and will be available for additional emergency service support.

Prevost said it has stocked its service center with roughly 1,000 different part numbers, including critical and fast moving items. In addition, expedited air service is available from any of the companys other parts and service facilities across North America, including distribution centers in both the United States and Canada for next-day delivery.

The Delta Prevost Service Center has even set up a Twitter account to communicate with drivers and operators during the Games. Prevost will be able to post information about open bays and emergency service, and drivers can use Twitter to communicate service requests to the Prevost Service Center personnel. Link to the Prevost B.C. Twitter account: http://twitter.com/PrevostBC

The Prevost facility is near several major highways (Highway 1, Highway 99, Highway 91, U.S. Interstate 5) that serve Canadas third-largest metropolitan area. It also is accessible from Vancouver International Airport, ferry terminals, and the CanadaU.S. border.

Meanwhile, MCI has tapped Western Bus Parts, its service affiliate in North Vancouver, to assist operators with maintenance, repair and OEM parts availability during the Olympics and Paralympics.

MCI Service Parts is working closely with Western Bus Parts to assure parts are available when needed. In addition, there will be a limited number of pre-owned MCI coaches on site for short-term lease in case of emergencies.

Western Bus Parts will have extra technicians on staff, as well as two service trucks, one with an onboard generator, to assist operators with battery issues.

MCI will also have members of its technical solutions team who will assist with parts and technical support on site.

Western Bus Parts is located on Vancouvers north shore, five minutes from the highway just east of the Lion's Gate Bridge on the way to Whistler, the main Olympics venue.

It's a full-service mechanical repair facility with multiple bus lifts.

Services include electrical, brakes, HVAC, glass installation, diagnostics and all routine repairs and maintenance procedures.