Vehicle service hours means the total number of hours that each transit vehicle is in revenue service, including layover time.
Vehicle service hours. (which will be calculated on a “live” time basis) is defined as the time from the point of the first individual served pick-up to the last individual served is drop- off on any given portion of the CONTRACTOR’s daily route assignment. Any times traveled during which individuals served are not aboard a bus will be considered Deadhead Time. However, any such Deadhead Times that are traveled between dropping off an individual served on one portion of a route and picking up an individual served on a subsequent portion of the same route, and that is less than 61 minutes in duration, will be included in the Vehicle Service Hours calculation. Any Deadhead Time traveled of 61 minutes or more between portions of a route will be considered as unpaid time. Deadhead Times traveled from the bus yard or parking location to the first pick-up, and from the last drop-off back to the bus yard or parking location, will not be included in the Vehicle Service Hours calculation. [NO FURTHER TEXT ON THIS PAGE]
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Additionally, on a daily basis, BROKER may authorize additional Vehicle Service Hours to cover specific situations for individuals served not encompassed by the authorized services and routes.
The CENTER shall not make any downward adjustment in Vehicle Service Hours for routes completed by CONTRACTOR in less than the authorized number of service hours, as long as the CONTRACTOR fully executes the route.
The BROKER shall generate and furnish the CENTER with a Summary of Authorized Number of Vehicle Service Hours and Attendant Service Hours as a final monthly summary, that shall include any scheduled service hours authorized by the BROKER during the month.