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Board green-lights 77-passenger bus and new bus camera system
Summary
The board authorized purchase of a 77-passenger bus for $141,638 and approved new bus camera systems for $61,558.08 to equip the 12-bus fleet; both purchases were approved unanimously.
The Lake Shore Board of Education approved two transportation-related procurements at its May 18 meeting. The board awarded the purchase of a 77-passenger conventional school bus to Holland Bus Company at a total cost of $141,638 under MSBO Bus Purchasing Program pricing; the motion was made by Kenneth Gulock and seconded by Wendy Tobias and passed 7–0. When President Kurt Ziegler asked whether the purchase was part of the ongoing bus replacement plan, Shelly Larsen replied that it is.
Separately, the board approved purchase of new bus camera systems for the district’s 12-bus fleet from Radio Engineering Industries (REI) for $61,558.08, utilizing PEPPM consortium pricing. The motion, made by Kenneth Gulock and seconded by Amber Hildebrand, passed unanimously; Shelly Larsen confirmed "this is a new system." The board recorded these as vendor awards under cooperative purchasing programs rather than direct competitive bids in the transcript.
