Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/16/2021 - 5:00 PM
Category: TRANSPORTATION
Type: Action
Subject: 19.3 Amendment of Summer Transportation Contracts; as per RFB#6514 YPS Summer Transportation Services (category 7) 2021 w/CPI & option to extend Summer 2022 (Academy Bus & First Student).
District Goals:
Enclosure Vendors Signed renewal letters
Performance Based Contract Guidelines
BOCS
Schedule B- Master Cost not to exceed amounts
File Attachment:
Summer 21-22 Transportation Services - Extension Letters.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines- YPS- Summer 2021 Transportation Services.docx
BOCS -Transportation Vendors Summer 2021.xlsx
Schedule B- 2021-Summer Transportation Estimate.xlsx
Rationale: As required Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education is requesting approval to renew Summer transportation contracts (RFB#6514/Category 7) to the lowest bidders - First Students Inc and Academy Bus (In & Out of District transportation services).
Funding: Projected cost not to exceed:$ 2,518,589.80
First Student Inc.:$2,250,839.80
Academy Bus: $267,750.00
Various grants: General Funds: 450-5142-10000-5540-B2300, 450-5142-10000-5540-B2307, Grants- GE Summer: 490.5241.22F270.2118.B2300/ SE Summer 490.5160.22F100.5540.B2307
5142-100000-5540-B2300
5142-100000-5540-B2307
Resolution: Now Therefore Be It Resolved: Transportation contracts totaling $ 2,518,589.80 depending on Special Education transportation services which includes door to door van services with a monitor, wheelchair accessible vans (if applicable) intakes, General Education big bus services be awarded for Summer 2021 transportation services.

And Be It Further Resolved that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts awarded, routes may be added, routes may be deleted, or routes may be extended, allowing up to 40 days in the month of July and August 2021 if required such modifications are hereby approved on condition that no such modification may exceed 10% of the contract price set forth above without prior approval of the Board of Education.

WHEREAS the administration awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders as per RFB 6514 for the 2021-2022 school year and WHEREAS Academy and First Student Inc agreed to extend their current contracts with up to 3% preliminary CPI.

And Be It Further Resolved that the Yonkers Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into transportation contract negotiations and agreements for the 2021 summer school session including for both public and private/parochial school students.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Luisa Erika Lassi - Director of Transportation
Signed By:
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
Signed By:
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Kevin Cacace Moved, Member Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio seconded to approve the Original motion 'Now Therefore Be It Resolved: Transportation contracts totaling $ 2,518,589.80 depending on Special Education transportation services which includes door to door van services with a monitor, wheelchair accessible vans (if applicable) intakes, General Education big bus services be awarded for Summer 2021 transportation services.

And Be It Further Resolved that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts awarded, routes may be added, routes may be deleted, or routes may be extended, allowing up to 40 days in the month of July and August 2021 if required such modifications are hereby approved on condition that no such modification may exceed 10% of the contract price set forth above without prior approval of the Board of Education.

WHEREAS the administration awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders as per RFB 6514 for the 2021-2022 school year and WHEREAS Academy and First Student Inc agreed to extend their current contracts with up to 3% preliminary CPI.

And Be It Further Resolved that the Yonkers Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into transportation contract negotiations and agreements for the 2021 summer school session including for both public and private/parochial school students.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Abdool H. Jamal     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes