Bid 1710 Special Education Transportation Services Addendum-1

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ADDENDUM TO BID NO. 1710 GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Purchasing Department 10331 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove, CA 92840 (714) 663-6340 Date: May 17, 2018 Project: Bid No. 1710 – Special Education Transportation Services From: Sharon Weddle, Purchasing Addendum Number: 1 You are hereby notified of the following changes, additions, or deletions to the Documents for the above titled Project. Take careful note of the addendum so that proper allowances may be made. 1. See attached Questions Asked Verbatim on Page 2. Sharon Weddle Purchasing Supervisor Approved by: Rosa Gonzalez Assistant Director of Business Services Addendum to Bid No. 1710 Page 1 of 3 Questions verbatim: Q: A: Q: Modifications, Section 4 page 1: In addition to submitting a proposal that meets all of the proposed requirements, can alternate proposals be submitted that deviate from specific proposal requirements? No A: Special Conditions, page 1, #1 states: Provide safe, transportation services “as needed” 5 days per week? What does as needed mean? How many buses per day do you estimate will be needed? All 48 home to school and school to home routes are required daily, 5 days a week, as needed refers to CBI’s (Community Base Instruction trips and activity trips, estimated average weekly trip are between 20 and 30 and are performed during school hours. Q: A: Is this bid for all Garden Grove USD special needs routes? Currently 48, ridership may vary. Q: Special Conditions, page 1 & 2, #14: This says that the contractor is responsible for routing? However, # 20 leads you to think the district will handle routing? Please advise? The contractor is required to Route and have a routing system. See Special Conditions #14 and #19, the District will monitor route to assure compliance and efficiency. A: Q: A: Special Conditions, page 2, #28: Can you confirm that all routes will require a bus attendant and that the charges are to be included in the daily bus rate? No, if there is a requirement for an attendant, the District will not be charged for the first attendant. Q: A: Will the bids be opened and publicly read aloud? Yes Q: A: Is this for the 2018-19 school year? Yes, School Year 2018 to 2019. Q: A: Who is currently providing that transportation? Durham Transportation Services Q: A: How many vehicles? 48 vehicles special ed, 24 W/C vehicles configured to 10 passengers and 3 wheel chairs, and 24, 20+ passenger special ed vehicles.