District opens bidding for busing contract after provider says renewal will exceed statutory threshold

May 6, 2025

Whitehall School District announced it will open bids for the transportation contract after Harlo's Transportation informed district management renewal would exceed the allowable 12% automatic-renewal threshold; bids close May 27.

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District staff told trustees the long-standing contract with Harlo's Transportation must be put out to bid because the proposed renewal would exceed the state's 12% automatic-renewal threshold due to COVID-era cost increases. "It is necessary for us to put it out to bid," staff said, and the board voted to open the bidding process immediately.

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