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Committee forwards bid to buy three ARBOC low‑floor buses for JET
Summary
The City of Jonesboro Finance Administration Committee voted to forward Resolution 26,009 to full City Council to accept a cooperative contract quote for three ARBOC low‑floor buses for JET at $211,074 each (total $633,222); staff said two will replace aging vehicles and one will raise the fleet reserve to meet FTA requirements.
The City of Jonesboro Finance Administration Committee on Jan. 21 voted to forward to full City Council a resolution to accept a quote and use a State of Oklahoma cooperative contract to buy three ARBOC low‑floor cutaway buses for Jonesboro Economic Transit (JET).
Committee Chair (Speaker 1) read Resolution 26,009, which lists a unit price of $211,074 and a total purchase price of $633,222. The resolution cites an available State of Oklahoma contract (as read in the transcript) and states that sufficient budget or grant funds have been identified to cover the purchase.
Grants/Transit staff (Speaker 7) described the vehicles as low‑floor buses with a single front entrance that serves both ambulatory and ADA riders and said they differ from the vans the committee has seen previously. "They're not vans. They are actually buses," Transit staff said, noting the configuration places securement locations near the driver so operators can assist riders without exiting the vehicle into traffic. Staff…
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