SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION BID

The SILVER LAKE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL UNION # 31 hereafter referred to as the “Districts”, will receive sealed proposals for the furnishing of School Transportation until December 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the School District Conference Room.

The proposal requires the furnishing of scheduled School Transportation for all designated school children of the Districts to include Regular Transportation, Late Buses and Athletic and Extra-Curricular Activities Transportation for a period of three (3) years, plus two individual option years, beginning July 1, 2027.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish all services necessary and required, but not necessarily limited to the following in general:

• Drivers
• Transportation Equipment
• Maintenance of Equipment
• Operation
• Supervision
• Inspection
• Registration
• Licensing
• Insurance
• Conformance to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Departments of Motor Vehicles, Departments of Public Utilities and the School District.

The Districts will receive **sealed proposals** until **December 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.**, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the School District Conference Room.

Specifications and Proposal Forms may be obtained electronically by contacting the School District Business Office, 250 Pembroke Street, Kingston, stefanihatton@slrsd.org on or after **November 6, 2026**.

The conditions of employment and minimum state wage rates, as set forth by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, apply in the execution of the work under this contract (M.G.L. C.71 S.7A).

The Districts reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in part or in whole, at their sole discretion. The decision of the School Committees shall be final and binding on all Bidders without recourse.