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Board authorizes emergency transportation agreements after primary vendor reports financial instability
Summary
Facing reliability concerns from its contracted special-education transportation provider, the board approved emergency procurement resolutions and one-year agreements with alternative carriers, including First Student and a taxi vendor, to ensure student transport at the start of the school year.
The School District 34 Board of Education approved emergency procurement resolutions and one-year agreements with alternative transportation providers after its primary special-education transport contractor reported financial and organizational difficulties that raised reliability concerns.
Superintendent Dr. Deli and district operations staff told the board the district received notice that Safeway, the incumbent provider, was experiencing financial and organizational challenges and might not be able to reliably deliver special-education transportation at the start…
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