Specifications include, but are not limited to: This contract will be issued to cover the purchase of buses (if funding and/or emergency purchase request is granted to districts additional units of one or more quantity can be awarded) 2023 model school buses of various passenger sizes, some with air-conditioning, some with lifts designed for special education, which have open certificate of origin. Chassis: • School buses shall utilize diesel fuel unless otherwise noted. • School buses with less than 36 passenger capacity, the minimum power plant shall be 160 hp engine or equal. School buses with capacity of 36 passenger or greater, the engine will produce at least 190 hp measured at an RPM not to exceed 2,600 and generate at least 420 foot pounds of torque. • Unit 8,9,10,11,12,13,32,33,34,35,36,37,39,41,42,48 and 51. (Propane) shall have tanks with a minimum usable capacity of 67 gallons. Units with Option F will have a minimum of 90 gallons useable propane. • Units 43, 52 and 54 shall utilize gasoline fuel. • One spare rim shall be provided. • Tires – 11R22.5 on 36-72 passenger (not on flat floor buses), 245x70R225 or 255x70R225 on flat floor buses and 11R22.5 (load range H) on 84 passenger buses. • Tire Treads – Steering tread on front tires and mud and snow tread on rear tires. • Wheels shall be balanced. • All buses shall have front-end alignments. Body: • Clearance lights may be controlled through a separate switch, through the body solenoid or bodycontrol electronic control module, or they may also be controlled by the chassis tail light switch (if the latter, the clearance light circuit shall be isolated by a protective relay.) • District identification (“____________ SCHOOL DISTRICT”) will be made with 6 inch black letters applied to both sides of the bus on the beltline. Use “APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT” Unit #1-7, “BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT” Units 8-13 and 39,”CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT” Unit #14, “CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT” Units 15, “CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT” Unit 16-18 “CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT” Units 19-25, “COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT” Units 26-31, “RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT” Units 32-37, “SEAFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT” 38, Not labeled at this time Units 40-54. • The child reminder system shall be armed when the warning system master switch is turned on and the Red warning lights have been activated. • A storage compartment with a closeable door and minimum capacity of 500 cu. in. located in the driver compartment area shall be provided. • Except for the front and rear caps, which shall be NSBY the roof of the bus will be painted white. The white roof shall terminate no lower than 6 inches above the dip rail.
