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Meeting Date:
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1/31/2024 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Transportation
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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14.23 Review and Potential Approval to Purchase Two 2023 Blue Bird School Buses
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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Goal 1: All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with equitable and high expectations, access to technology, and instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Staff is requesting permission to purchase two (2) 2023 Blue Bird T3RE 3904 school buses with higher safety standards, including seat belts. The newer buses will replace two (2) 23 year old transit school buses. The older 2001 buses were grandfathered in before seat belts were required on July 1, 2005. These two buses were previously submitted for a grant replacement and were denied.
The Transportation Department selected diesel powered school buses to facilitate students' educational and activity trips requiring traveling more than 125 miles. The buses will be used primarily for home-to-school transportation of the District's high school students who live in Bay Point and attend Mt. Diablo High School and Olympic High School. These transit buses will also provide transportation for student educational, activity, and athletic trips throughout the year.
The cost of the replacement bus is $260,480.60 including taxes, per the quote from A-Z Bus Sales based on the Waterford Unified School District "piggyback."
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Funding:
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Program 0928 Home to School Transportation
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Fiscal Impact
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$520,961.20
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Recommendation:
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Move to approve the purchase two 2023 Blue Bird School Buses
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Julie Carpenter - Administrative Secretary
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Signed By:
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Cristian Lepe - Director of Transportation Services
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Signed By:
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Elizabeth McClanahan - Director of Purchasing and Warehouse
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Signed By:
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Nancy Chen - Chief Accountant
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Signed By:
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Adrian Vargas - Chief Business Officer
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Signed By:
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Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Debra Mason Moved, Member Linda Mayo seconded to approve the Original motion 'Move to approve the purchase two 2023 Blue Bird School Buses'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Linda Mayo | Yes | | Debra Mason | Yes | | Cherise Khaund | Yes | | Keisha Nzewi | Yes | | Erin McFerrin | Yes | |
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