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Board authorizes purchase of two school buses, including wheelchair-equipped vehicle
Summary
The board approved Resolution 2025-20 to purchase a 72-passenger school bus and a 54-passenger bus with a wheelchair lift through the Ohio Schools Council; attached vendor quote totals $285,021.00.
The Board of Education authorized the purchase of two school buses through the Ohio Schools Council on Jan. 15 under Resolution 2025-20. The resolution authorizes acquisition of one 72-passenger chassis and body and one 54-passenger chassis and body equipped with a wheelchair lift.
The packet includes a vendor quote from Cardinal Bus Sales & Service showing unit prices of $144,335.00 for a Blue Bird All American 72-passenger model and $144,686.00 for a Blue Bird Vision 54-passenger model, with an early-PO discount for a total due of $285,021.00. The motion, moved by Tish Kwiatkowski and seconded by Ellen Kramer, carried on a unanimous roll call.
The purchase was authorized using competitive bids through the Ohio Schools Council (bid date Nov. 1, 2024) as reflected in the supporting materials; one bus is specified as equipped with a wheelchair lift to support students requiring accessibility accommodations.
