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Buses
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Project Summary
- Bond Allocation: $10,838,675
- Vendor: TBD
Description:
Provides 41 news buses for growth and 69 replacement buses.
Background/Justification:
Growth bus needs
Over the 2-year bond planning period, additional buses are being requested to accommodate student growth. It is expected that 11 regular education routes and 13 special needs routes will be added annually, regardless if new schools are built. This equates to approximately 48 buses with 26 of these identified as being for special needs. However, 17 of these buses are expected to be purchased with previously approved grant stimulus funds which leave 31 buses to be purchased for student growth.
In addition, to meet the requirements of special needs transportation, new schools generally warrant the addition of more special needs buses. Four special needs buses are estimated to address this area. And while new schools alone typically do not result in increased regular education routes, the addition of six buses will address the increased activity trips related to two new JH schools.
A total of 41 buses accommodate student growth and new schools.
Replacement bus needs
The District has identified a targeted replacement cycle beginning with the 2002 authorization. The intent is over time that no bus be older than 16 years old. Currently, there are 34 buses in use older than 20 years and another 35 buses that are 16-19 years old. In addition, there are 57 buses 12-14 years old. Replacement of all buses 16 years or more old are recommended. This equates to a total of 69 buses.
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