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Teaneck Board awards 2024–25 student‑transportation contracts; nonpublic schools to reimburse overages
Summary
The Teaneck Board of Education on July 17 approved transportation contracts for the 2024–25 school year, awarding routes to First Student and John Leckie and requiring Ben Porat Yosef and Paramus Catholic to enter agreements to reimburse costs that exceed state per‑student limits.
The Teaneck Board of Education on July 17 approved a series of contracts for student transportation for the 2024–25 school year, awarding multiple public, nonpublic and tiered routes to First Student, Inc. and John Leckie, Inc. The board’s resolution requires written agreements with certain nonpublic schools to cover any amounts by which low bid awards exceed the maximum permissible under New Jersey administrative code.
The board’s transportation packet, presented as part of the finance and budget section, shows bids opened in May and July and lists four bidders: D & M Tours, First Student, John Leckie and Scholastic Bus Company. For Ben Porat Yosef School the board awarded BPY1 and BPY2 to First Student (per diem $325) and BPY3 to John Leckie (per diem $219), and specified the awards are contingent on a written agreement with Ben Porat Yosef to pay the difference between the bid amounts and the NJAC maximums. For the Paramus Catholic/Applied Tech tiered route the board awarded the route to First Student (per diem $395; annual cost listed at $71,100), likewise contingent on a reimbursement agreement with Paramus Catholic.
The resolutions direct the district business administrator and president to execute agreements and authorize submission of the contracts and award to the Executive County Superintendent for review and approval, as required by N.J.S.A. 18A:39‑1 et seq. The minutes show the board found the lowest numerical bidders to be the lowest responsive, responsible bidders after evaluation of bids and contingency requirements.
Board motions establishing the awards were recorded as carried on roll call, and the public packet attached detailed per‑diem rates, annual cost not‑to‑exceed figures, per‑mile adjustments and options for per‑diem aides/attendants where requested.
Next steps: the contracts are contingent on negotiated written agreements with the affected nonpublic schools and submission to the Executive County Superintendent for final review.
