Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/19/2023 - 5:30 PM
Category: TRANSPORTATION
Type: Action
Subject: 23.2 AMENDMENT: 21.2 Award of transportation contracts for the school year 2022-2023, with option to extend for 2023-2024 and/or 2024-2025: regular big bus, special education in-district, special education out-of-district, activity/late buses and charter trips. ORIGINALLY APPROVED 07/20/22
District Goals:
Goal 4 Support Student Needs
Establish inclusive learning communities that support students with diverse social and emotional needs for equitable student growth and development.
Enclosure BOCS Worksheet
Approved Resolution 21.2, dated 07/20/2022
File Attachment:
Resolution 21.2 Complete.pdf
033122 - Amendment BOCS - Academy Increase for Existing Routes.pdf
Rationale: As required, Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education is requesting to AMEND one transportation contract as per RFP#459 - (Category # 1-4) Regular Big Bus, Special Education In-District, Special Education Out-of-District, Activity/ Late Buses, Related Services, In/Out of District Sick Vans and Special Education Intake trips with:

- Academy Bus Company, Inc. – was awarded $2,678,760.00., increase by $1,400,000.00 to a new adjusted awarded total $4,078,760.00 to cover existing routes other vendors can no longer cover.

For the school year 2022-2023 with an option to extend for 2023-2024 and/or 2024-2025.
Funding: General Funds:

450.5142.100000.5540.B2307, Transportation Special Education-Vehicles
450.5142.100000.5540.B2300, Transportation Special Education-Company Monitors
450.5142.100000.5542.B2307, Transportation General Education-Vehicles
450.5142.100000.5510.B1701, Transportation General Education-YPS Monitors
Resolution: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Transportation contracts totaling $49,315,557.60 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, 2022 through June 30, 2023 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.

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 2022-2023 school year, including for both public and private/parochial school students.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Andrew Miranda - 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 Rosemarie Linton Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Transportation contracts totaling $49,315,557.60 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, 2022 through June 30, 2023 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.

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 2022-2023 school year, including for both public and private/parochial school students.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes