Specifications include, but are not limited to: reputable and qualified school bus transportation companies for furnishing student transportation services in the Addison Central, Addison Northwest, and Mount Abraham districts for a five-year (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028) period. 3.2.1 The Contracts will be awarded for a period of five (5) years, 2023-2024 (7/1/23-6/30/24) school year through 2027-2028 (7/1/27-6/30/28) school year. The Contract will include home-to-school transportation, including special education, summer and extra-curricular services. The ACC also operates multiple Summer Programs which have varying time periods June/July/August for K- 9th grade students, for which transportation is provided to-and-from the designated locations, as well as certain extra-curricular trips during the days the program operates. A detailed description of summer transportation services will be provided to the successful bidder no later than May 15th from each member District of the ACC. The ACC is requesting prices from the Contractor for the provision of a variety of services. In all cases, the determination on the capacity and style of bus to utilize will be made by the Districts in consultation with the Contractor. Should the Districts and Contractor disagree on the bus to be utilized, the final decision rests solely with the Districts. The Contractor shall not modify or adjust the vehicle capacities serving the Districts without the prior approval of the Districts. For trips outside of the District limits, the Bidder shall submit a rate per hour and all trips shall be guaranteed a minimum of two (2) hours. All times that exceed the two hours shall be billed at the same hourly rate with charges rounded to the nearest quarter hour. Additionally, the Bidder shall submit a rate per mile which will be charged for all miles that exceed 15 miles per trip. Therefore, there would be no mileage charge for the first 15 miles. The mileage rate shall be in addition to the hourly rate.