School Transportation Services

The Vendor is required to provide school transportation services provision of transportation services for the county public schools; this includes regular daily bus transportation services, as well as athletics & field trip transportation services.
- Agency reserves the right to use its own personnel and/or equipment to perform transportation services when deemed necessary or expedient and to award additional contracts for transportation services as deemed necessary.
- The Contractor shall be prepared for seasonal fluctuations, make-up dated events, athletic tournaments and special events.
• Reservations for Athletics Trips are the responsibility of the Athletics Director or his/her designee.
• The seasonal Athletics schedule shall be sent to the Contractor approximately one month before the start of the season with weekly confirmation of the schedule thereafter.
• All vehicles are expected to remain at the destination site, or, for destinations where onsite parking is not available, a suitable parking lot readily accessible within 15 minutes of the destination site, for the full duration of the event unless otherwise indicated in writing by the Athletics Director or his/her designee.
• Sixty-five (65) or greater passenger bus.
• The vendor must own a minimum of 2 sixty-five (65) or greater passenger buses able to accommodate wheelchairs (not necessarily for the exclusive use of school).
• Minimum of 13 inches of seating space per passenger, exclusive of the driver.
• May be either front or rear engine.
• Automatic transmission.
• Air or Hydraulic brakes.
• Electric or Air assist service door.
• Factory installed state of the art lap seat belts which shall be industry standard color coded (3 colors) and Child Checkmate System or equivalent.
• Heated exterior mirrors.
• Acoustic head liner above the driver’s seat to reduce noise and distractions.
• Flashing lights: 8 light package with stop arm.
• Rear exit door equipped with a buzzer to alert the driver if it is opened when students are on board.
• One inch 3M Diamond Grade reflective tape surrounding the exterior and interior of all exit windows.
• Heating, lighting, mirrors, signs, identification markings, colors to meet all Federal and State standards for school buses.
• Evacuation markings on the interior roof of each bus.
• Equipped with cameras meeting specifications outlined in part V. Technology-Related
Requirements.
• On board school hardware capable of transmitting real-time location data that is accessible to school staff and families.

- Contract Period/Term: 5 years