Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. General Requirements. The Successful Offeror(s) shall: 1. Coordinate with the Director of Pupil Transportation, or their designee, to schedule services for students that will need transportation, which will include routine day-to-day changes; 2. Pay all tolls, licenses, fees, taxes, violation fines, fuel and other operating costs incurred as part of the service; 3. Provide each vehicle / driver with suitable directions, including maps to the pick-up and drop-off locations as agreed upon for each trip; 4. Maximize passenger load in individual vehicles while limiting travel time to ninety (90) minutes or less; 5. Have in place a formal drug and alcohol policy; 6. Test all drivers and other staff in contact with students for tuberculosis and provide a statement to HCPS stating that all drivers and staff in contact with students have tested negative for tuberculosis; 7. Provide proper securement in vehicles of all students with wheelchairs and other medical equipment; 8. Allow only driver(s), student(s) and other HCPS approved aides to ride in vehicles transporting HCPS students; and 9. Not charge for trips that are cancelled due to unscheduled school closing such as inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. B. Fleet / Vehicle Requirements. 1. The Successful Offeror(s) vehicles used for student transportation services shall: a. Meet all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; b. Be no more than fifteen (15) years old; c. Be non-smoking (smoke-free environment); d. Be maintained in good working condition with an overall clean interior and exterior appearance; e. Have properly functioning seats with all appropriate safety equipment, to include passenger restraints as required by law (if students are transported in a vehicle other than a school bus, seat belts are required); f. Have properly functioning air conditioning and heat; g. Have operable interior lighting; h. Be equipped with two-way radios, cellular telephones or similar equipment to enable communication with administrative and maintenance facilities; i. Have a current inspection to certify the mechanical fitness and compliance in the Commonwealth of Virginia; j. Be wheelchair accessible and have other equipment that meets ADA requirements to accommodate any special needs passengers available upon request.