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Board approves submission of school bus purchase plan to county; members warn of long delivery lead times and funding implications
Summary
The board authorized staff to submit school bus purchase information to the county commission and discussed long vendor lead times (about 18 months), price inflation, and the need to amend the five-year capital plan to reflect accelerated purchases.
The Washington County Board of Education approved staff’s request to submit the district’s school bus purchase plan to the county commission and to proceed with moving next year’s bus purchases forward to address extended lead times.
Administration told the board that manufacturers are taking roughly 18 months to deliver new buses. Staff recommended expediting the purchase schedule — moving seven buses planned for next year into the current procurement window —…
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