All buses and associated equipment shall be new models that are in current production and never been titled. Buses must meet all requirements set forth in Louisiana’s governing documents, including, but not limited to, the 2015 National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures, Bulletin 119 published by the Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana Revised Statutes, Louisiana Department of Education regulations, FMVSS, and 45 CFR 1310 (Head Start Transportation) in effect at the time of manufacture. Digital Security Camera System All buses shall be equipped with a digital camera system. At a minimum, the system shall provide the following views: driver’s view of the road, and a bird’s eye view of the interior of the bus, including the driver. The system shall provide an audio recording of the interior of the bus. The system cameras shall have a minimum recording capacity of 30 frames per second and shall record in color. A minimum of 300 hours recording time shall be available. System shall utilize an industry standard video format with playback either from a web-based portal or by connecting the hard drive or memory source to a PC (plug-and-play). Vendor shall provide Thrive video recordings within 24 hours of request. Global Positioning System (GPS) All buses shall be equipped with a global positioning system and telematics. At a minimum, telematics shall include the current time, vehicle speed, and vehicle acceleration/deceleration rate. Vendor shall provide access to electronic reports to Thrive. These reports should be available through an online portal. At a minimum, reports should include trip logs and telematics records. Exception reports showing heavy acceleration, heavy braking, and vehicle speed greater than a certain amount should also be available. Thrive desires the digital camera system and GPS to be integrated, allowing viewing of camera views alongside telematics data. Vendor shall provide access to a GPS for live tracking of buses.
