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Board approves $3.44 million purchase of seven electric school buses, incentives cover most cost
Summary
The Richland Board approved purchasing seven electric Blue Bird buses for $3,442,191.68 using a Clovis Unified piggyback bid; ZESBI and SJVAPCD incentives will cover $3,401,171.15 of the cost, the board was told.
The Richland Governing Board voted to purchase seven electric Blue Bird school buses—four 78-passenger buses and three 42-passenger buses with wheelchair lifts—using Clovis Unified School District piggyback bid #2963.
John Yanez requested the purchase and presented the total price of $3,442,191.68 and noted that Zero‑Emission School Bus incentives (ZESBI) and the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District would cover $3,401,171.15. The board approved the purchase (Motion: DeWitt; Second: Rodriguez‑Root).
