Board approves five‑year transportation contracts with Lamers and Safeway
Loading...
Summary
After committee review, the board approved five‑year contracts with Lamers and Safeway bus companies with a rate schedule including a 3.5% increase year one and 4% year two and an updated appendix of rates.
The board approved proposed five-year transportation contract agreements with Lamers and Safeway bus companies on June 9. The contracts replace the July 2023–June 2025 transportation agreement and include updated rate tables. The transportation committee met twice with the providers this spring before forwarding the contracts to the board.
The contracts include a 3.5% increase in the first year and a 4% increase the following year in the proposed rate schedule; appendix materials in the agenda packet show the new rates. Administration noted providers sought five-year terms to support financing for bus purchases, but the district prefers shorter negotiated terms and will return to two-year negotiations in the future.
The board approved the motion by roll call.
