Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Provide “turnkey” daily transportation services to approximately 5,000 East Hartford resident students to/from (15) East Harford Public School locations, Prince and Cheney Technical High Schools, CREC Academy of Computer Science (formerly known as Two Rivers), Pathways/CT River and Riverside. • Per the CT Clean Air Act, Environmental Justice Communities (including East Hartford), must have 100% zero-emission school busses by 2030. Proposers will be contractually obligated to complete the transition of the entire fleet to zero-emission by July 1, 2030 if the resultant contract is for a 10-year overall duration. A transition plan is required to be submitted as part of the RFP response. • Development and maintenance of electronic routing system with both district level and parent/guardian customer-facing portal accessible 24/7. • Contractor to provide all equipment, vehicles, maintenance, labor, supervision/management, fuel storage/delivery, land and facilities, routing development and maintenance (including software/technology), insurance, training, and all other items required to provide a full-service student transportation operation, except for motor fuel.
