The primary objective of this program is to provide safe, efficient, and reliable transportation services for the benefit of students. Contractors shall also ensure that students receive timely transportation to and from school, without incurring any loss of the mandated educational time. The Contractor(s) shall supply and maintain such number of Vehicles Other than School Buses (VOTSB) and personnel as are required to fulfill the District’s needs for Basic Transportation Services, Variable Transportation Services, Summer Transportation Services, Additional VOTSB Services, and required back-up personnel and equipment. If any services, functions or responsibilities not specifically described in this RFP are necessary for the proper performance and provision of the transportation services, they shall be deemed to be implied by and included with the Contractor’s scope of the services to the same extent and in the same manner as if specifically described herein. It shall be understood that the District will not act as agent for, nor will it finance or supplement any Contractor in acquisition of facilities or equipment, employee training, insurances, licensing, inspections, or any other financial or service-related responsibility of the Contractor.
