Regular miles
Compensation-regular routes
Mid-day kindergarten
District-owned buses
Cost increase
School closings
Total compensation for regular service
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$185.00 per bus per day
$ 15.00 per bus per day
None
Approximately 2 percent annually
Only compensated on days service is provided.
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NA
NA
NA
Approximately 2 percent annually
100 percent compensation for all days cancelled.
Compensation is $1.619 million for the first year of the contract (1999-2000) and $1.718 million for the third and final year of the contract.
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- Since the services are broken down differently it is difficult to compare the two contracts. However, the new contract indicates that the cost of additional buses is $190 per bus per day plus $50 for a monitor.
- Cancelled days are now compensated 100 percent
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Non-routine miles
Contractor-owned equipment
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A different price is quoted for each non-routine trip. The median cost of a field trip or athletic trip in 1994 is $85. The final year of the contract the median cost is $97, a 15 percent increase.
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$20 per hour plus $0.50 per mile. There is no increase in cost over the three-year life of the contract.
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Again, it is difficult to compare the two contracts without information beyond what is in the contract. |