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Board approves multi‑item facilities package including eight 72‑passenger buses
Summary
The facilities committee recommended and the board approved multiple contracts: purchase of eight 72‑passenger buses ($1,174,720 total), a 36‑passenger bus ($137,378), a data‑center/network upgrade (total $166,834.66, district share ~$86,447.50), environmental abatement ($91,025) and a parking‑lot expansion ($537,709).
The board approved a slate of facilities and transportation actions recommended by committee, moving forward on bus replacements, network upgrades and construction contracts.
The committee presented an eight-bus purchase from Aurora Bus Service totaling $1,174,720 (unit price $147,640, trade-in value $6,400 for eight buses). The board also approved one 36-passenger bus at $137,378. The purchases will be funded from the district's capital funds as presented. The facilities committee additionally recommended a network upgrade quote from Integra for $166,834.66; administrators noted the work may be subsidized through E‑rate funding and estimated the district share at $86,447.50.
Construction items approved included an environmental abatement contract with Alcon Environmental ($91,025), with board members amending the funding source to the Capital Reserve Fund, and a parking‑lot expansion contract for the operations center valued at $537,709. The board also rejected a stockpile-removal bid that duplicated another contract package.
Committee presenters framed the bus purchases as part of the district’s fleet refresh to maintain safety and reliability. Board members approved all motions by voice or roll-call votes where required.
