BID REQUEST FOR Four (4) SCHOOL BUSES

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1 College Community School District th Ave. SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa BID REQUEST FOR Four (4) SCHOOL BUSES The College Community School District requests your bid on Four (4) passenger Type D buses. Manufacturer and model numbers are listed to establish quality levels and model types. This is not to indicate a restricted bid. Prices should be bid including delivery to; College Community School District, th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, Ia Do not include Federal or State sales tax in price submitted. Please place bid in an opaque envelope marked Bid School Buses for College Community School District. Bids are due by November 3 rd, 2016, by 10:00am and will be read at that time at the College Community Transportation Office Conference Room. Address bids to: Mr. Jim Rotter Executive Director of Business Services College Community School District th Ave SW Cedar Rapids, Ia Questions regarding bids will be addressed by: Quinn Wolfe Director of Transportation

2 Bidding Instructions 1. Return one copy of the bid document showing; specification compliance, unit bid and total bid, as requested. 2. Complete descriptive literature must be furnished with bid. 3. All prices will remain in effect in the event additional orders are placed prior to actual shipment of bid items. 4. Bid must be valid for a period of 45 days from the time of the bid opening. 5. Bids are due November 3 rd, 2016, by 10:00am and will be opened at that time at the Transportation Building conference room. 6. Delivery on all buses must be on or before July 15 th, Invoice for buses must be dated after July 1 st, A penalty of $ per day will be withheld from payment for each bus that is delivered after 3:00 pm on July 15 th, Delivery will be determined final only when the delivered buses are capable of passing a pre-use inspection as indicated by the Iowa Department of Education form TR-F-27B. Submittal of a bid will imply acceptance of this stipulation. 7. The district retains the right to determine what buses from the list of trade in s, if any, will be traded. This determination will be made known to the successful bidder prior to delivery of the new buses. 8. Bid may conditionally be awarded. The District will consider the past performance/quality of the bidder and their product and reserves the right to examine the product of the bidder prior to making any final bid award. Bid awards may be made for a total of all vehicles bid or separated as any part thereof. Any company that desires not to bid at this time and wishes to remain on the school district mailing list should notify the Director of Transportation to this effect. Otherwise, any company not submitting a bid may be removed from the mailing list for the types of items on this bid.

3 COLLEGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BID SHEET Four (4) 78 PASSENGER TRANSIT STYLE SCHOOL BUSES Four (4) 2018 (78) Passenger Transit Style School Buses. Buses delivered as per specifications. Bid awards may be made for a total of all vehicles bid or separated as any part thereof. Make Manufacturer Unit Price (78 Pass.) Total of Bid Company Address By Title Phone Date

4 78 PASSENGER SCHOOL BUS BODY SPECIFICATION Note: All bids on body equipment shall meet or exceed the specifications listed below and, in addition, those stated in the current publication Minimum Standards for Construction of School Transportation Equipment, Iowa TR-B-3R as well as any appropriate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. These specifications are also available on the Department of Education web site. BODY ITEM & RULES CHAPTER 1. Service Entrance Doors 44.4(13) 2. Floor Insulation and Covering 44.4(16) 3. Rear View Mirrors (Exterior) 44.4(26) SPECIFICATION INFORMATION Air, outward opening, 3-way switch No Vandal locks Tan rubber floor and step covering. Stainless steel stripping covering all seams. 3 step egress. Black Rosco Accu-style heated mirrors, remotely adjustable. Black heated convex crossover mirrors. Specify Model # BIDDERS BASE PROPOSAL OPTION OPTION PRICE (ADD OR DEDUCT) 4. Driver s Seats 44.4(36) 5. Driver Seat Belt/Shoulder Harness System 44.4(37) 6. Passenger Seats 44.4(38) 7. Emergency Exits 44.4(13) 6-way adjustable, fabric. Specify vendor and model. No spring or air ride. Grade 5 or better bolts with lock nuts or lock washers and nuts. Type 2-lap belt/shoulder harness. Auto retractable. Heavy duty construction Minimum 42 oz. Finished weight Color shall be blue. Seat spacing shall be that of minimum & maximum allowable. 2 Specialty Mfg. Sphores brand roof hatches. 4 push out windows. 2 on each side. 1 Rear exit door. No vandal locks. Describe: Seat spacing: inches

5 8. Heaters and Air Conditioning 44.4(18) Interior body heating system shall include as a minimum: A. One (1) front heater with defroster, 90,000 btu minimum B. One (1) right drivers heater, 12,000 btu minimum C. One (1) rear, under seat, heater mounted rear of rear wheel well 80,000 btu minimum, with midship booster pump. A. BTU rating B. BTU rating C. BTU rating 9. Strobe Light 44.4(24) Iowa DOT approved Installed 1-10 feet from rear and centered. High profile (5 ) 10. Windshield Electric, wet arm-type as required Wipers/Washers 44.4(24) 11. Circuit Breakers All body electrical systems shall be protected with circuit breakers. 12.Wiring 44.3(41) All wiring shall conform to current applicable SAE recommended practices. 13. Battery Compartment 44.4(3) 14. Plywood Sub flooring 44.4(16) In body skirt required Opening shall be min. dim. of 25 inches wide, 14 inches deep and 10 inches high. Top, inside surface of battery box covered with impact resistant, nonconductive material. Five-ply, at least 5/8 inch thick exterior-type, BC grade

6 15. Emergency Equipment 44.4(15) 16. Undercoating 44.3(39) 17. Identification 44.4(20) Meeting Iowa Minimum Standards Entire underside of bus body, including floor section, cross members and below floor line side panels. All state specifications Body shall bear the name of the school district, right and left side, as follows: College Community School District 18. Bus Number 44.4(20) 19. Windows & Windshield 44.4(55) 20. Diagrams and Body Parts Manual 5 inch black letters See Iowa standards for location Will coordinate numbers with successful bidders. Shall be split-sash type (FMVSS 217). Vacuum-sealed double glass required in upper glass sections of the service door on right side of body and both sections of the driver s window. All glass shall meet American National Standard Z-26.1 Fully tinted passenger and rear windows. Complete wiring diagram(s) shall be provided as well as a complete body parts manual. 21. Axle Requirements for Unit Certification Specify front and rear axle weight ratings necessary for final certification of the completed unit by the body manufacturer. Front A. B. C. D. Rear

7 22. Backup Warning Alarm 44.4(2) In accordance with SAE standards for rubber tired vehicles. 23. Bumper, Rear 44.4(6) 24. Retroflective Lettering 44.4(34) 3/16 inch pressed steel channel Minimum of 9 inches wide Color = black As per Iowa standards 3M Diamond grade. Mechanically mounted reflectors. No stick-on reflectors. As per Iowa standards 25. Rub Rails 44.4(35) 26. Auxiliary Fans Two 6 fans. One located center windshield and one located upper left. 27. Ventilation 44.4(53) 28. P.A. System 44.4(32) 29. Radio System & Speakers 44.4(23) As per Iowa minimum specifications Integrated with AM/FM radio Installed AM/FM/MP3 stereo. Minimum 8 speakers. Will not accept Custom Radio Corp. Product 30. Noise Reduction Sound deadening package running entire length of bus. 31. Child Monitor Alarm. Per Iowa requirements. Stop-Arm Activated. 32. Body Style 2018 model year, type D transit style, 78-passenger capacity. 33. Traffic Control Lighting Per Iowa specifications

8 34. Camera Radio Engineering Inc. Model HD420 digital video recorder. Including 3 high resolution color, day/night cameras, 1 TB removable hard drive. Will coordinate camera apertures with successful bidder Installed by bidder. 35. Pre-heater Webasto Scholastic heater with on/off switch. Installed by bidder way Radio Motorola model XPR 4550 mobile radio with both RF and GPS antennae installed. Installed by bidder and programmed for district frequencies for RF and integrated GPS functionality. Electronic Engineering in Cedar Rapids can give detailed costs. 37. Wheel Housings Wheel opening extensions fenderettes. All wheel openings 38. Dome Lights Dual row of dome light, with supervisors dome 39. Clearance Lights All exterior clearance lights will be LED lights

9 SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS SPECIFICATION NOTE: All bids on chassis equipment shall meet or exceed the specifications listed below and, in addition, those stated in the current publication Minimum Standards for Construction of School Transportation Equipment, Iowa TR-B-3R as well as any appropriate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. These specifications are also available on the Department of Education Web site. CHASSIS ITEM & RULES CHAPTER 1. Air Cleaner 44.3(1) SPECIFICATION INFORMATION Meeting manufacturers specification as to engine requirement BIDDERS BASE PROPOSAL OPTION OPTION PRICE (ADD OR DEDUCT) 2. Alternator 44.3(2) 3. Axles 44.3(3) Minimum 240 Amp. Full floating type with minimum capacity of: Front 14,600 lb. Rear 21,000lb. Dust shields included. Hub piloted. 4. Battery System 44.3(5) 225 min. reserve cap. and 2100 cca Copper #2 size battery cables with connections top mounted. Battery mounted in side compartment. Interstate brand only. 5. Brakes 44.3(6) 6. Engine 44.3(29) 13.2 cfm direct drive compressor 16.5 x 7 rear drum 16.5 x 5 front drum Bendix AD-IP air dryer Automatic slack adjusters 4 wheel ABS with dust shields 30/30 brake chamber on rear Min. 220 horsepower, turbocharged, inline 6 cylinder diesel w/ on/off fan. Must utilize SCR technology to meet EPA standards w/ 15 gal DEF tank.

10 7. Bumper, Front 44.3(7) Heavy duty type, 3/16 in. pressed steel channel, painted black 8. Instruments Speedometer, Odometer, Voltmeter, Fuel, Water Temperature, Oil Pressure, High Beam Indicator, Transmission Temperature, Tachometer and Hour meter. All illuminated. 9. Color 44.3(11) 10. Electrical System 44.3(15) See sub rule 44.3(41) Bumper - black Wheels & rim black Hood, cowl & fenders yellow - flat surface of hood may be non-reflective national school bus yellow black is not acceptable Wiring to terminal shall have a minimum 100-ampere capacity. 11. Fuel System 44.3(20) Minimum 100 gallon capacity, rear mounted between frame rails. 1 in-line fuel filter, 1 spin-on filter and 1 pre-lift pump with heated water/fuel separator in fuel line supply. 12. Steering Heavy duty power steering 13. Horns Dual horns/standard make. 44.3(24) 14. Shock Absorbers Heavy-duty front and rear double action 44.3(30) compatible with manufacturers rated axle capacity at each wheel.

11 15. Suspension Assembly 44.3(31) 16. Tires 44.3(35) 17. Rims & Wheels 44.3(35) 18. Tow Hooks 44.3(36) See sub rule 44.3(7) 19. Transmission 44.3(37) 20. Undercoating 44.3(39) Front: 14,600 lbs. Capacity minimum. Please specify. Rear: Air ride suspension. 21,000 lbs. Please specify vendor. 11R x 22.5 tubeless steel belted radial with conventional steer tread and mud and snow drive tread. Specify Make and model. As per chassis requirements. No multi-piece rims. Two heavy duty tow hooks secured to the front end of the frame rails Allison Series 2500 automatic. Undersides of all exposed metal front fenders or metal liners shall be undercoated. 21. Service Manual Bidder shall provide a complete shop service and parts manual(s) of models purchased. 22.Backup Alarm 44.3(4) See also sub rule 44.4(2) As per requirements. 23.Drive Shaft Protected as per minimum specifications 44.3(14) 24. Warranty Include full warranty details with bid Include locations of service centers for engine, transmission and body. 25. Heater Valve Cut off valve for heaters located near engine. 26. Block Heater 750-Watt engine block heater minimum.

12 27. Winter Fronts Snap-on winter fronts 28. Automatic tire chains On-Spot Automatic Tire Chains. Air operated with on dash control switch. Please indicate model # Installed by bidder.