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Board approves purchase of school buses; OKs BG4 form for LAVEC capital project pending KDE approval
Summary
Board authorized purchase of three Bluebird buses and approved BG4 project form for the LAVEC Project BG 23-148, with contractor costs listed pending Kentucky Department of Education approval.
The Bowling Green Independent School District board on July 21 approved the purchase of three Bluebird school buses and approved a BG4 form for the LAVEC Project BG 23-148 pending Kentucky Department of Education approval.
The bus purchases (Order No. 21633) authorize two 75‑passenger Bluebird buses at $167,325.00 each, one 28‑passenger Bluebird at $172,056.00, and one 75‑passenger diesel Bluebird at $162,594.00; the motions state purchases are under the State Purchase Agreement. The board approved the motions by unanimous hand vote.
Separately, the board approved a BG4 form for the district’s LAVEC Project BG 23-148 pending Kentucky Department of Education approval (Order No. 21636). The BG4 lists two contractor awards: Scott & Ritter, Inc. ($474,952.82) and Alliance Corporation ($910,330.02). The transcript states the BG4 approval is subject to Kentucky Department of Education sign‑off; the board recorded the approval and unanimous vote.
The meeting record does not include extended discussion of financing plans, bus delivery dates, or construction timelines. The BG4 is a step in the state capital project approval process; final contracting and project payments are contingent on Kentucky Department of Education approval and standard procurement terms.
