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Meeting Date:
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7/20/2022 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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TRANSPORTATION
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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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.
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District Goals:
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Enclosure
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BOCS - Transportation Vendors 2022-2023 School Year (BOCS Worksheet)
Performance Based Contract Guidelines
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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As required, Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education is requesting to award the transportation contracts 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 SE Intake trips with
- First Students Inc,
- Royal Coach Lines, Inc,
- VP Buses, LLC
- Academy Bus Company, Inc., and
- All County Bus, LLC,
For the school year 2022-2023 with an option to extend for 2023-2024 and/or 2024-2025.
The District is rejecting proposal #5 (athletics) with the approval from the board of trustees, due to vendors' responses not meeting District needs. The District is requesting to go out to BID to obtain coverage for additional vehicles.
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Funding:
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Projected Amount not to Exceed: $49,315,557.60
- First Students Inc, $25,022,937.60
- Royal Coach Lines, Inc, $13,120,560.00
- VP Buses, LLC, $3,754,800.00
- Academy Bus Company, Inc., $2,678,760.00
- All County Bus, LLC, $4,738,500.00
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Resolution:
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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.
WHEREAS the administration awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders as per RFP#459 for the 2022-2023 school year and WHEREAS First Students Inc, Royal Coach Lines, Inc, VP Buses, LLC, Academy Bus Company, Inc., and All County Bus, LLC, agreed to their contracts, with an option to extend with 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 2022-2023 school year, including for both public and private/parochial school students.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Robinson DeJesus - Director of Transporatation
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Signed By:
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Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
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Signed By:
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
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Signed By:
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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Signed By:
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
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Signed By:
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John Liszewski - Commissioner
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Signed By:
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
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Signed By:
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Kevin Cacace Moved, Member Sheila Greenwald 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.
WHEREAS the administration awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders as per RFP#459 for the 2022-2023 school year and WHEREAS First Students Inc, Royal Coach Lines, Inc, VP Buses, LLC, Academy Bus Company, Inc., and All County Bus, LLC, agreed to their contracts, with an option to extend with 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 2022-2023 school year, including for both public and private/parochial school students.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Sheila Greenwald | Yes | | Gail Burns | Yes | | Rosemarie Linton | Yes | | Lawrence Sykes | Yes | |
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