Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/16/2021 - 5:00 PM
Category: TRANSPORTATION
Type: Action
Subject: 19.7 Amendment to extend Transportation Contracts- as per RFB#6514/6514(a)- YPS 10 months Transportation Services (Category # 1-6 & 8) with the option to extend 2021 & 2022 SY w/ CPI- Special Education In/Out of District services and General Education services: Regular Big Buses, Activity/Late Buses, Athletic and Charter Field trips.
District Goals:
Enclosure Transportation - Extension letters
Schedule B- Transportation 21-22 SY Master Cost
BOCS Worksheet
Performance Based Contract Guidelines
File Attachment:
Regular SY 21-22 Transportation Services - Extension Letters.pdf
Schedule B- Transportation 21-22 SY Master Cost.xlsx
Performance Based Contract Guidelines- YPS- 10 months Transportation Services 2021.22 SY.docx
BOCS- Renewal of Contracts 2021.22 SY.xlsx
Rationale: As required Yonkers Public Schools is requesting approval to extend pupil transportation contracts as per RFB#6514/6514(a)- (Category # 1-6 & 8) Regular Big Bus, Special Education In-District, Special Education Out-of-District, Athletics, Activity/ Late Buses, Charter Trips, Related Services, In/Out of District Sick Vans and SE Intake trips with Academy Bus Company, Inc., All County Bus, LLC, First Student, Inc, MAT Bus Corp., Phillip Trans, Royal Coach Lines, Inc., and VP Buses, LLC for the 2021-22 SY w/ CPI and option to extend.
Funding: Projected Amount not to Exceed: $42,791,065.00
Academy Bus: $5,294,571.00/ All County:$ 4,119,284.00
First Student Inc: $ 18,407,167.00/ Mat Bus Corp: $ 699,983.00
Phillip Trans:$583,258.00/ Royal Coach Lines:$11,444,751.00
VP Buses: $ 2,242,051.00

General Funds: 450.5142.100000.5542.B2307, 450.5142.100000.5540.B2307, 450.5142.100000.5540.B2300
450.5142.100000.5541.B2307, 450.5142.100000.2900.B2307 and various grants.
Resolution: Now therefore be it resolved: Transportation contracts totaling $42,791,065.00 depending on Special Education transportation services which includes door to door van services with a monitor, wheelchair accessible vans (if applicable) Special Education related services/ intakes and General Education big bus services (activities including sports, charter trips and sick vans) be awarded from September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 w/ option to extend.

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, if required and 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 6514/6514(a) for the 2021-2022 school year and WHEREAS Academy, All County, First Student Inc., MAT Bus, Phillip Trans, Royal Coach Lines and VP Buses 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 2021-22 school year, 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 $42,791,065.00 depending on Special Education transportation services which includes door to door van services with a monitor, wheelchair accessible vans (if applicable) Special Education related services/ intakes and General Education big bus services (activities including sports, charter trips and sick vans) be awarded from September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 w/ option to extend.

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, if required and 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 6514/6514(a) for the 2021-2022 school year and WHEREAS Academy, All County, First Student Inc., MAT Bus, Phillip Trans, Royal Coach Lines and VP Buses 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 2021-22 school year, 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