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PERTAINING TO ROUTES. G-34 Routes A. Service for this contract is awarded on the basis of a bus or groups of buses. A single bus may service one or two routes both in the morning and in the afternoon. Routes or groups of routes may be a combination of pickup and delivery to more than one school site. Where buses have been grouped, it is to provide logical combinations of AM and PM routes. In some cases within a group, there may be more or less buses required for the PM return service than for the AM pickup service or the AM pickup service than for the PM return service. While it is normally the case, there is no guarantee that a company will be awarded both the AM and PM service for a route. Routes and buses have been developed based on projected school year requirements. The routes do not necessarily reflect the final routes for the start of the school year, either in the first year or subsequent years of this contract. Bus routes will be updated based on additional student data. Bus/route prices will be recalculated annually in July and each consecutive July of the contract, and will be the contract price for each year of the contract. B. For all MPS computer-scheduled routing, route summaries describing the location and sequence of stops, the number of riders, and the elapsed time and mileage will be provided by the Department of Business and Transportation Services from the T.R.I.P. Contractors must make all stops in the sequence shown. Bus drivers must run the route as described on the MDT or T.R.I.P. generated route sheet. C. Routes are scheduled to arrive at school in the morning 10 minutes prior to the starting bell time. Except for regular high schools routes, which buses are scheduled to drop off 15 minutes prior to the starting bell time, Contractors may not drop off students prior to 10 minutes before the starting bell time. Buses are scheduled at school in the afternoon 5 minutes prior to the dismissal bell time for the early tier schools. Failure to arrive 5 minutes prior to the dismissal bell for an early tier school may result in Liquidated Damages pursuant to G-42. Contractor shall be notified of an early arrival time via the HEAT ticket process. Bus drivers must adhere to the District’s Anti-Idling policy found in Section XV. D. Each driver must have an updated route list on the vehicle at all times. The route list must have the pick-up point as well as the name of each student on the route. MPS generated route lists are the "official" lists to be used by the driver. Failure to keep an MPS generated route list on the vehicle may result in cancellation of the route contract and/or Liquidated Damages pursuant to G-42. A functioning MDT will meet this requirement as will a printed route list for instances when the MDT is not functional. E. Routes may not be subcontracted without express permission of the Department of Business and Transportation Services. F. Only authorized stops are permitted when students are on the vehicle. Unauthorized stops may result in cancellation of the route and/or Liquidated Damages pursuant to G-42.

PERTAINING TO ROUTES. G-34 Routes A. Service for this contract is awarded on the basis of a bus or groups of buses. A single bus may service one or two routes both in the morning and in the afternoon. Routes or groups of routes may be a combination of pickup and delivery to more than one school site. Where buses have been grouped, it is to provide logical combinations of AM and PM routes. In some cases within a group, there may be more or less buses required for the PM return service than for the AM pickup service or the AM pickup service than for the PM return service. While it is normally the case, there is no guarantee that a company will be awarded both the AM and PM service for a route. Routes and buses have been developed based on projected school year requirements. The routes do not necessarily reflect the final routes for the start of the school year, either in the first year or subsequent years of this contract. Bus routes will be updated based on additional student data. Bus/route prices will be recalculated annually in July and each consecutive July of the contract, and will be the contract price for each year of the contract. B. For all MPS computer-scheduled routing, route summaries describing the location and sequence of stops, the number of riders, and the elapsed time and mileage will be provided by the Department of Business and Transportation Services from the T.R.I.P. Contractors must make all stops in the sequence shown. Bus drivers must run the route as described on the MDT or T.R.I.P. generated route sheet. C. Routes are scheduled to arrive at school in the morning 10 minutes prior to the starting bell time. Except for regular high schools routes, which buses are scheduled to drop off 15 minutes prior to the starting bell time, Contractors may not drop off students prior to 10 minutes before the starting bell time. Buses are scheduled at school in the afternoon 5 minutes prior to the dismissal bell time for the early tier schools. Failure to arrive 5 minutes prior to the dismissal bell for an early tier school may result in Liquidated Damages pursuant to G-42. Contractor shall be notified of an early arrival time via the HEAT ticket Bus Complaint software application process. Bus drivers must adhere to the District’s Anti-Idling policy found in Section XV. D. Each driver must have an updated route list on the vehicle at all times. The route list must have the pick-up point as well as the name of each student on the route. MPS generated route lists are the "official" lists to be used by the driver. Failure to keep an MPS generated route list on the vehicle may result in cancellation of the route contract and/or Liquidated Damages pursuant to G-42. A functioning MDT will meet this requirement as will a printed route list for instances when the MDT is not functional. E. Routes may not be subcontracted without express permission of the Department of Business and Transportation Services. F. Only authorized stops are permitted when students are on the vehicle. Unauthorized stops may result in cancellation of the route and/or Liquidated Damages pursuant to G-42.