TRIAL RUNS Clause Samples

TRIAL RUNS. All drivers shall be required to take a “trial run” before school begins, and will be paid at their regular pay rate for one (1) hour per run (i.e. 1 hour for high school/middle school run, 1 hour for elementary run, 1 hour for kindergarten run). Special run drivers will be paid at their regular rate for the actual time of the trial run, up to a maximum of two (2) hours total, for the time spent on the “trial run”.

TRIAL RUNS. On a day established by the Board and within two weeks prior to the first day of service under this Contract, each regular driver for the Board’s transportation services will make at least one (1) trial A.M. and P.M. run to include all stops assigned on the route. The trial run shall be made with the bus assigned to the driver or a bus of similar capacity and features. Drivers are expected to become familiar with their assigned routes and proficient in meeting the time demands of the routes. The Contractor will identify any routes where there is an indication of an inability to regularly perform to schedule and to safely serve the pupils. The Contractor must provide written verification of this trial run process to the Board no later than one week prior to the beginning of school of each Contract Year. Trial runs must be operated during the typical A.M. and P.M. times in order to replicate common traffic issues and related times. The cost of the trial runs shall be borne by the Contractor and will not be billed to the Board. However, the Board reserves the right to require additional trial runs and in those instances such Board will reimburse the Contractor for its documented out-of-pocket expenses for these runs. Such runs could include test runs on potential snow days.