Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Buses will be needed for each event. Please refer to pricing pages for quantities. Buses must be 55- seat coaches in good condition with restrooms, heat and air conditioning, WIFI Services, with no more than seven years in service. The vendor shall provide a descriptive inventory of equipment it intends to use for provision of this service to the university including year, make, condition and attributes. • Drivers should be professional, courteous, and perform good customer service. In addition, all drivers utilized by the vendor in the operation of this service must be capable of speaking, reading, writing and understanding English. • The vendor will certify that all its drivers are in possession of a valid driver’s license qualifying them to operate the vehicles outlined in this Request for Proposal. • Driver service is critical to this bid. The drivers must stay with the buses and transport TSU students and staff. Unless instructed otherwise. The driver must be available for contact at any time during the trip. Driver skills and safety are crucial to this bid. All drivers shall be appropriately licensed, trained and regularly evaluated for conformance with safety regulations and skills in conformance with all applicable Texas regulations. • Every bus provided by the contract vendor must have a functioning cell phone with each driver at all times. • Service should be flexible, including the ability to change itinerary if necessary, adding up to 20 total miles or 2 hours in time. • The vendor should provide a description of its excess vehicle inventory and capacity to provide replacement vehicles in case of failure. • In the event of mechanical malfunctions or breakdowns, the vendor will be responsible for providing replacement transportation for Texas Southern University so that they arrive at the scheduled event with all services of this proposal provided. The cost of the replacement transportation, mechanical repairs, or towing service will be the responsibility of the vendor. The University will pay only the original proposal price for the scheduled charter. • Pricing must include all equipment, drivers, services, insurance, fuel, and any other expense necessary to fulfill the requirements of each trip. The University will not incur any additional cost above the vendor’s stated quotation price. • In case of emergency, the vendor should provide a list of primary and a secondary point of contact names and phone numbers. • The Vendor must submit three references for the provision of charter service of the same size scope within the past three years. A name, address, and telephone number of a contact person shall be supplied for each contract listed.