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Committee authorizes 10‑year lease plan for two electric buses, with contract terms to be finalized
Summary
The committee approved authorizing district administration to pursue a 10‑year lease for two electric buses at $28,600 per year (3% annual escalation) and to let administrators negotiate and execute the final agreement; staff said bidirectional charging is not included initially but upgrades are feasible and a separate pilot is underway.
Bob told the committee the Highland Electric bus leasing arrangement would provide the district two electric buses for 10 years, with the vendor installing chargers and operating the vehicles. "This is for the Highland Electric bus leasing arrangement where we'd have 2 buses for 10 years, and they would install, charger to support those buses and operate them as well," Bob said.
Bob said legal counsel had raised specific contract language issues (jurisdiction, end‑of‑term disposition/buyout) that the district was working through and that the price point offered to the district was below market even without available grants. He also said bidirectional charging would not be part of the initial installation for these two buses but that the district is piloting bidirectional charging in a separate project with CMLP and a state grant; upgrades later would be possible.
Committee member Marano moved that the Concord‑Carlisle Regional School Committee authorize district administration to award a 10‑year lease with Fleet Solutions for $28,600 per year with a 3% annual inflation escalator and to authorize the superintendent or the superintendent of finance and operations to negotiate terms and execute the contract on behalf of the district. The motion was seconded and approved on roll call.
Members expressed appreciation to staff for multi‑year work to bring the lease to fruition and asked staff to return if critical contract terms could not be resolved. The committee approved the authorization subject to negotiations of outstanding legal terms.
