This is an agreement between the Clay County School Board and Matthews Bus Alliance to purchase eleven (11) new school buses equipped with AC and camera equipment.

The transportation department has a five-year plan for bus purchases in the capital plan in order to replace buses reaching their service limits. At this time CCDS has 231 buses operating and in service. Roughly 20-25 of these buses need to be removed due to age/mileage. With a true replacement plan, our district should be replacing roughly 10% of our fleet each year at 20-25 buses, as they gain age and new mileage. This allows for our fleet to be rotated so that mileage doesn’t accumulate on one group of buses specifically. Furthermore, as the district continues to grow so does our need for additional buses. 

The Transportation Department has a replacement plan for buses via the Educational Facilities Plan (EFP) in order for the District to operate safely and efficiently. 

The purchase of 11 School Buses (Regular ED) will provide CCDS:

• Eleven (11) new regular ED buses equipped with AC and camera surveillance at a cost of $1,604,207.00.
• Bumper-to-Bumper 5-year warranty drastically reduces parts and maintenance costs associated with aging fleets (est. value $400,000.00).
• The district retains the titles for the buses.
• Capital dollars are recaptured by removing/selling 10 school buses from our fleet (est. return of $7,500.00 per bus) which can be immediately used to upgrade CCDS's aging white fleet.

Ensure effective management of the organization, operations, and facilities to maximize the use of resources and promote a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment for Clay County students.

Approve the Purchase Agreement