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Committee moves negotiated First Student transportation agreement to board amid safety and fleet-age concerns
Summary
Administrators negotiated a five-year transportation contract with First Student that includes performance incentives and liquidated damages; committee forwarded the agreement to the full board but members raised questions about vehicle age limits and driver incentives that could affect speed and safety.
The finance and operations committee forwarded a negotiated transportation service agreement to the full board after reviewing two competitive bids and several negotiated contract terms.
District staff said the district received two bids; First Student was the recommended bidder after negotiation, with the other proposer (STA) significantly more expensive. The negotiated contract includes both an incentive clause and liquidated-damage provisions intended to keep routes and extracurricular runs timely: the agreement ties certain payments…
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