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Board weighs transportation RFP; local contractors warn of higher costs, driver loss
Summary
Shippensburg Area School District board discussed issuing an RFP for student transportation. Local providers warned an RFP could raise costs and prompt drivers to leave; some board members argued an RFP supports transparency and negotiation.
The Shippensburg Area School District held an extended discussion about whether to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for student transportation, hearing from three local contractors and debating the tradeoffs between transparency and service continuity.
Superintendent Caleb August invited the district’s three current providers to address the board. Tom Boynowski of Boyo Transportation, Devon Fries of DL Fries, and Natalie Heck of Heckmars each urged the board to consider the local operational impact of an RFP. Boynowski said districts he has tracked that went to RFP in recent years “none of them saved money in the last 4 years,” and he flagged…
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