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Drivers and Teamsters urge scrutiny of low NRT school-bus bid as district finishes due diligence
Summary
At a Weymouth School Committee subcommittee meeting, First Student drivers and a Teamsters representative warned that an apparent low bid from NRT may be unrealistically priced and could risk daily driver shortages; district staff said the IFB opened April 15 and a notice of award is targeted for May 13 while due diligence continues.
Public comments at the Weymouth School Committee budget subcommittee meeting on May 6 focused on the district’s pending student-transportation contract and the apparent low bid from NRT.
"The bid submitted by NRT is unrealistically low," said Sula Bossier, a Weymouth bus driver for First Student, citing routing and late-bus costs she said were not reflected in the apparent low bid. She warned that the pricing appeared based on shorter route hours than drivers experience and that the practice of winning contracts with…
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