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Board awards type‑3 transportation contract to Palmer Bus; First Alts named as supplemental provider
Summary
Trustees approved a two‑year contract for type‑3 (van/small‑bus) student transportation with Palmer Bus starting July 1, 2025, with First Alts available as a supplemental broker if needed. Staff said the proposal is expected to be slightly less than current costs in year one.
The Shakopee Public School District board on May 12 awarded the district’s type‑3 transportation primary contract to Palmer Bus Service for a two‑year term starting July 1, 2025, and authorized a supplemental contract with First Alts (a broker model) to provide service if Palmer cannot fill a specific route.
Bill Benazzi, identified in the meeting as the district’s director of finance and operations, told trustees the district received nine responses to its request for quotations and evaluated two principal models: a broker model (where the provider subcontracts routes to smaller van services) and a traditional model (where the provider owns and operates…
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