Common use of SCHOOL BUS OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE Clause in Contracts

SCHOOL BUS OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE. The VENDOR shall use school buses owned by the VENDOR to provide the DISTRICT with the services described in this PROPOSAL. The VENDOR shall be solely responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of its vehicles. The VENDOR will ensure that its school buses meet the standards of appropriate governing bodies, such as the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the New York State Education Department. 65+ passenger vehicles used by VENDOR shall have no more than a five (5) year average age, and no regularly scheduled route bus shall have an age over nine (9) years. It shall be the responsibility of the VENDOR to provide a sufficient number of school buses, with sufficient capacities to adequately meet the needs of the DISTRICT. All vehicles will have valid New York Department of Transportation operating certificates and be maintained in safe and suitable condition for operation. It is the responsibility of the VENDOR to provide safe, proper, and appropriate maintenance on vehicles used during the term of this PROPOSAL.