Specifications include, but are not limited to: A bus or transportation company to transport international students to and from Cannon Mountain and their respective lodging property (locations include: Franconia, Linwood and Mt. Washington Valley areas). Prospective venders should be available for morning pick-ups, ranging in time from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and afternoon pickups, ranging from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the 2021-2022 & 2022-2023 seasons or December 2021 through April 2023. 1. Vender must be able to transfer more than one school from more than one location or property on any given day, regardless of holidays. 2. Pick-up times generally include times between 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vender must be flexible with times to accommodate varying situations at the resort and lodging properties. 3. Pick-up and drop-off locations are generally from the Linwood/Franconia NH area, however a select few may be in the Mt. Washington Valley area (price should reflect additional distance). 4. Vender must have the ability to transport a minimum of 15 passengers and a maximum of 200 passengers (per school) with as few transportation vehicles/busses as possible, per requests made on the Function Sheet. 5. Vender shall send scheduled number of buses as what’s requested and confirmed on Function Sheets. Vender shall not send one bus to do two trips unless previously confirmed. In emergency situations where second or third bus is unable to make a trip, Vender may request a bus to do more than one trip for a group to transport to or from lodging property or Cannon to remain in accordance with pick-up and drop-off times. 6. Requested and confirmed number of buses will be sent via a Function Sheet; sent a month prior to a group’s arrival. Vender shall not assume a group is confirmed or the number of buses until the final Function Sheet has been received. 7. Vender buses shall be able accommodate a maximum of 56 people per bus. 8. The relative cost must include a per-day, per-vehicle/bus fee (both a.m. and p.m. trips); hourly rate will not be accepted. 9. Vender, when requested, shall transport equipment on vehicles/busses when space and safety allows both to and from Cannon and respective lodging properties. 10. Dates of transportation required: December 2021 through April 2023.
