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3. RFP, including Vehicle Specs: Bill reported that he, Peter and Sara met with Jim Borsari, a representative from Northern Bus Sales. Jim sold the current bus fleet to Joseph's, and had previously sold buses to M &L. Peter reviewed comments made by Jim, a copy of which he had distributed to the committee. Bill reported that the Bicycle Committee supported the addition of bike racks. He also found that • transportation systems have different rules regarding the transporting of bikes; • the bus systems contacted do not have counters to tally riders. It was agreed that sophisticated fareboxes would be helpful for passenger counts and collections, but they are extremely expensive. There was discussion about the need to ensure proper training of the supervisor and drivers. Committee members agreed that the specifications should: • Allow either gas or diesel, although it appears that gas is better. • Restrict buses to 23-30 feet in length. • Allow bids with buses that have 20 or more seats. • Allow bids that include some buses with 20 seats and some with more than 20 seats. • Ask for the added cost for including bike racks. • Ask for the added cost for having the buses shrink - wrapped. • Require tally counters with six buttons • Require certificated ADA training • Require proper training of the supervisor and drivers Committee members asked Bill to work with Jim McLaughlin to determine how to incorporate the following concepts: • The ability to negotiate the number of buses with more than 20 seats. • The back up bus specifications • The minimum number of hours of service • The length of the contract: would 4+1 +1 be better than 3 +1 +1 ? MOTION: That the chair will work with the town to finalize the RFP document wording. This was passed unanimously. Documents Agenda Minutes of the July 25 meetings Draft RFP for transportation service