Specifications include, but are not limited to: New and Unused 14 passenger Type A Buses (current year or newest model year) 1. General Motors or equivalent commercial cutaway chassis 2022 or newer model year. 2. Wheel base 159" minimum 3. Engine – Minimum 6.0 liter gas V-8. 4. GVW – 12,300 lbs. Minimum. 5. Rear wheel drive – dual rear wheels. 6. Brakes – power with 4 wheel disc & antilock. 7. Steering – power. 8. Tires – all season mud and snow with excellent traction and better in the snow (LT225/75R16D); Firestone Transforce or equivalent). 9. Transmission—6 speed automatic transmission with overdrive 10. Fuel Tank – 30-gallon minimum. 11. Shock absorbers – heavy duty, front and rear. 12. Alternator – minimum 200 amps. 13. Glass – Dark tinted side and rear. 14. Stabilizer Bar. 15. Mirrors – Rosco-6 or equivalent heated bus mirrors with E-Z Bracket & breakaway mounting arms or minimum equivalent. 16. Warning lights – 16 light monitoring system. 17. Air conditioning –In dash factory front air and all weather mounted rear air above rear door; 53,000 BTU minimum with dual compressor. 18. Mud flaps – Rear. 19. Radio – AM/FM. 20. Vandal lock on emergency door. 21. Bus and chassis – fully undercoated after mounting. 22. Passenger seating capacity – 14 passenger maximum. Show floor plan drawing of seat location (specify number), heater locations, roof hatch, etc. must be included. 23. Seven 36" integrated Child Seats (20-100 lbs.) with 3-point lap and shoulder belt and a 5 point integrated car seat. Installed with a minimum of 29 inches knee room measured at cushion height at the transverse centerline of the seat. 24. A complete digital set of repair, service, parts and diagnostic manuals plus a complete vehicle wiring schematic. Digital operator’s manual for wiring diagram. 25. Rear Heaters – dual rear heaters with one on each side and minimum BTU per Nebraska Title 92, Chapter 92: Minimum Equipment Standards and Safety Inspection Criteria for Pupil Transportation Vehicles (“Rule 92”). 26. Fire blocking upholstery blue in color. 27. Lettering—5” black lettering, centered on Bus body side with “Omaha Public Schools.” 28. Child Check-Mate System installed on all buses. 29. Minimum Manufacturer Warranties for Engine & Transmission. 30. Back-up Warning Alarm: An automatic audible alarm shall be installed behind the rear axle and shall comply with the Society of Automotive Engineers published Backup Alarm Standards, (SAE 994B) a minimum of 97 dBA
