DEPARTMENT: Pre-K 4 SA
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Sarah Baray, Ph.D.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Annual Contract for Transportation Services for Pre-K 4 SA
SUMMARY:
This item authorizes acceptance of a contract with Star Shuttle, Inc. to provide student transportation services for Pre-K 4 SA for three years, with two, one year options to renew with a total contract value not to exceed $4,066,444.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As part of the Pre-K 4 SA program, student transportation services are provided utilizing bus depots strategically located throughout the City of San Antonio. The Corporation currently utilizes a bus depot model, in which the vendor arrives at the morning pickup location at 7:00 AM and departs at 7:10 AM. Each afternoon the buses depart from each Education Center at 2:45 PM and arrive at each depot at 3:00 PM to wait for parents to sign their children out. Pre-K 4 SA provides the staff to sign-in and sign-out the children from the buses. The current transportation service utilizes sixteen (16) bus depots. For budget purposes, the contract value includes annual services for sixteen bus depots, two annual field trips for each Education Center and additional transportation support services that can occur throughout the school year.
Pre-K 4 SA worked in coordination with the City's Finance Department, Purchasing Division (Purchasing) to develop a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFCSP) to meet the needs of the program. The City issued a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposal for "Transportation Services for Pre-K 4 SA" on October 27, 2017, with a submission deadline of December 1, 2017. One proposal was received.
The evaluation committee met on January 26, 2017 to evaluate and score the one proposal received. After committee review and discussion, Star Shuttle Inc. was recommended for award by the evaluation committee based on committee consensus.
The evaluation committee consisted of representatives from th...
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