Board hears bus-replacement plan and awards $14.44M purchase
Transportation staff presented an age-and-obsolescence plan (average fleet age 12 years) and the board moved forward on a recommended bid award to Midwest Transit Equipment for $14,441,372; staff discussed electric-bus feasibility and committed seat-belted purchases ahead of 2031 regulations.
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Marcy Murphy, director of transportation, told trustees the district’s average fleet age is about 12 years and outlined a purchase plan that mixes large buses and smaller vehicles for special services. She said the next major purchase is planned for the 2028–29 school year to maintain the fleet average, and added that forthcoming purchases will be fully seat-belted to get ahead of the state’s 2031 compliance date.
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