Common use of Section 6A Clause in Contracts

Section 6A. BUSCO shall keep all equipment used in the transportation of students in accordance with the State of Illinois Standards for School Buses, and such equipment shall be maintained in good mechanical order at all times to pass the State School Bus Inspection. Any State inspector fees incurred in the periodic inspection of the vehicles herein described shall be at no cost to the SCHOOL. Buses shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and open to the examination by the SCHOOL at all times. It is understood that all equipment furnished shall comply with all statutes, school bus specifications, and safety regulations in force, and that if any bus equipment owned by the contractor is condemned in the whole or in part during the term of the contract, it shall be replaced by the BUSCO without expense to the SCHOOL and without claims for adjustment per diem, or per trip, compensation. No substitution of unauthorized conveyances will be allowed except in the case of an emergency, after authorization by the Superintendent or his designee of the District. BUSCO shall provide a full-time office operation supervised by a resident manager, referred to as “MANAGER”, who will act in behalf of BUSCO to insure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Manager shall reside in the school district (unless waiver of said requirement is received from the Superintendent or his designee of the District), shall be subject to approval by the Board and Administration, and shall have had no less than one year experience in school bus transportation management. Manager shall file a report with SCHOOL of any transportation problems and any complaints made by patrons of SCHOOL, and specify disposition thereof within 24 hours. All buses shall be inspected daily and checked carefully for defects as set forth in Section 1 b. All defects found shall be remedied before using the vehicle. In addition, BUSCO shall maintain spare buses equivalent to 10% of total fleet requirements to be used in the event any buses which are transporting students in accordance with this Agreement shall fail to function or otherwise be unable to operate. No daily charge shall be made for any standby bus. BUSCO shall not operate or permit to be operated, any school buses in violation of speed limits, or other traffic laws or ordinances fixed by the State, City, Village or other Municipality. Transportation vehicles shall not be operated by anyone other than a person holding the required license issued him/her by the State, and holding a school bus driver’s permit issued him/her by the Illinois Secretary of State. It is recognized that, for the protection of the children, drivers and all other persons coming in contact with the students must be of stable personality and of highest moral character. The responsibility for hiring and discharging personnel shall rest entirely upon the BUSCO. The SCHOOL shall have the right to request dismissal of any driver who in their opinion is not qualified to operate a school bus. As required by the Illinois School Code, BUSCO shall require all of its drivers to submit to a criminal background investigation by the Illinois State Police. All such investigations are at BUSCO’s expense. Each driver shall also undergo a drug test as part of his/her physical exam for each initial license and each license renewal. In addition to annual drug tests, the BUSCO must have a drug testing program which allows for and requires drug testing of drivers for reasonable cause, post-accident, and random drug testing. A positive test result shall disqualify a driver from providing service to the SCHOOL. All such costs for employee drug testing shall be at BUSCO’s expense. The BUSCO shall plan and administer a program in conformance with the State laws and regulations. The SCHOOL reserves the right to assign any of its personnel to ride on a bus operated pursuant to this contract when in its judgement, it is necessary as part of this contract or the educational program of the District. BUSCO shall not permit more passengers to occupy transportation vehicles than there are seats available, and while the vehicle is in motion, shall not permit any passengers to stand up in the vehicles. The driver of each vehicle shall at all times follow the instructions and requirements of the Superintendent and/or Board of Education of SCHOOL as communicated to him/her by BUSCO and shall at all times comply with the motor vehicle laws of the State of Illinois in all Cities, Villages, or other Municipalities in which such vehicles may be operated. In the event of failure to reach mutual agreement as to the performance of a driver, the direction of the school district shall control.

Section 6A. BUSCO shall keep all equipment used in the transportation of students in accordance with the State of Illinois Standards for School Buses, and such equipment shall be maintained in good mechanical order at all times to pass the State School Bus Inspection. Any State inspector fees incurred in the periodic inspection of the vehicles herein described shall be at no cost to the SCHOOL. Buses shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and open to the examination by the SCHOOL at all times. It is understood that all equipment furnished shall comply with all statutes, school bus specifications, and safety regulations in force, and that if any bus equipment owned by the contractor is condemned in the whole or in part during the term of the contract, it shall be replaced by the BUSCO without expense to the SCHOOL and without claims for adjustment per diem, or per trip, compensation. No substitution of unauthorized conveyances will be allowed except in the case of an emergency, after authorization by the Superintendent or his designee of the District. BUSCO shall provide a full-time office operation supervised by a resident manager, referred to as “MANAGER”, who will act in behalf of BUSCO to insure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Manager shall reside in the school district (unless waiver of said requirement is received from the Superintendent or his designee of the District), shall be subject to approval by the Board and Administration, and shall have had no less than one one-year experience in school bus transportation management. Manager shall file a report with SCHOOL of any transportation problems and any complaints made by patrons of SCHOOL, and specify disposition thereof within 24 hours. All buses shall be inspected daily and checked carefully for defects as set forth in Section 1 b. All defects found shall be remedied before using the vehicle. In addition, BUSCO shall maintain spare buses equivalent to 10% of total fleet requirements to be used in the event any buses which are transporting students in accordance with this Agreement shall fail to function or otherwise be unable to operate. No daily charge shall be made for any standby bus. BUSCO shall not operate or permit to be operated, any school buses in violation of speed limits, or other traffic laws or ordinances fixed by the State, City, Village or other Municipality. Transportation vehicles shall not be operated by anyone other than a person holding the required license issued him/her by the State, and holding a school bus driver’s permit issued him/her by the Illinois Secretary of State. It is recognized that, for the protection of the children, drivers and all other persons coming in contact with the students must be of stable personality and of highest moral character. The responsibility for hiring and discharging personnel shall rest entirely upon the BUSCO. The SCHOOL shall have the right to request dismissal of any driver who in their opinion is not qualified to operate a school bus. As required by the Illinois School Code, BUSCO shall require all of its drivers to submit to a criminal background investigation by the Illinois State Police. All such investigations are at BUSCO’s expense. Each driver shall also undergo a drug test as part of his/her physical exam for each initial license and each license renewal. In addition to annual drug tests, the BUSCO must have a drug testing program which allows for and requires drug testing of drivers for reasonable cause, post-accident, and random drug testing. A positive test result shall disqualify a driver from providing service to the SCHOOL. All such costs for employee drug testing shall be at BUSCO’s expense. The BUSCO shall plan and administer a program in conformance with the State laws and regulations. The SCHOOL reserves the right to assign any of its personnel to ride on a bus operated pursuant to this contract when in its judgement, it is necessary as part of this contract or the educational program of the District. BUSCO shall not permit more passengers to occupy transportation vehicles than there are seats available, and while the vehicle is in motion, shall not permit any passengers to stand up in the vehicles. The driver of each vehicle shall at all times follow the instructions and requirements of the Superintendent and/or Board of Education of SCHOOL as communicated to him/her by BUSCO and shall at all times comply with the motor vehicle laws of the State of Illinois in all Cities, Villages, or other Municipalities in which such vehicles may be operated. In the event of failure to reach mutual agreement as to the performance of a driver, the direction of the school district shall control.