Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 9/18/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
Type: Action
Subject: 13.13 Amendment to Increase Summer Transportation Contract for Summer 2024
District Goals:
Enclosure BOCS Summer SY24
Original Resolution - Approvals on BOE 06/18/24, COY 07/02/24
File Attachment:
21.2 EXTENSION to Transportation Contracts for Summer 2024, with 0% C.P.I. increase.pdf
BOCS - First Student - Summer Contract Amendment.pdf
Rationale: As required by the Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education, the transportation department is requesting a final amendment to increase the transportation summer contracts as per RFP#459-Category(Proposal) 6 - Summer 2024 transportation, for the following services: Big Bus In-District, Special Education In-District and Special Education Out of District transportation services with:

*First Student Inc
Funding: Amount not to exceed: $1,919,546.00

*First Student Inc - Originally awarded $1,650,000.00, increase by $269,546.00 to a new adjusted balance of $1,919,546.00

Grant Line 490.5160.25J100.5540.B2307
Resolution: WHEREAS The Yonkers Public School District provides pupil transportation services. The State Education Department allows school districts to extend contracts with current contractors, as per RFP 459, for the Summer 2024 school year.

Therefore Be It Resolved: Transportation Contract, 2023-0040 for First Student Inc, shall be increased from $1,650,000.00 to a new amount of $1,919,546.00, reflecting an increase of $269,546.00. And Be It Further Resolved: Yonkers Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into the transportation contract negotiations and agreements for the 2024 summer school and charter trips. Including both public and private/parochial school students.


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 and/or extended, allowing up to 40 days in the month of July and August 2024 and Saturdays 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.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Andrew Geldmacher - Director of Transportation
Signed By:
Dr. Frank Hernandez - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:
Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Gail Burns Moved, Member Sheila Greenwald seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS The Yonkers Public School District provides pupil transportation services. The State Education Department allows school districts to extend contracts with current contractors, as per RFP 459, for the Summer 2024 school year.

Therefore Be It Resolved: Transportation Contract, 2023-0040 for First Student Inc, shall be increased from $1,650,000.00 to a new amount of $1,919,546.00, reflecting an increase of $269,546.00. And Be It Further Resolved: Yonkers Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into the transportation contract negotiations and agreements for the 2024 summer school and charter trips. Including both public and private/parochial school students.


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 and/or extended, allowing up to 40 days in the month of July and August 2024 and Saturdays 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.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Felix Rios     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes