Iowa Admin. Code rr. 281-43.15 - Local board procedure
The board of education will proceed as follows in purchasing school buses:
(1) Request bids unless
the bus is a used or demonstrator bus.
(2) Notify dealers of intent to purchase
school transportation equipment and request bids.
(3) Reserve right to reject all
bids.
(4) Require all bids to be on
comparable equipment that meets all state and federal requirements.
(5) Hold an open meeting for dealers to
present merits of their equipment.
(6) Review bids, tabulate all bids, and make
a record of action taken.
(7) Sign
contracts or orders for purchase of school transportation equipment. The
purchase agreement must provide that the dealer will deliver equipment that
will pass initial state inspection at no further cost to the school.
(8) Notify the department of education of
delivery so that arrangements can be made for the initial school bus
inspection. No school bus may be put into service until it has passed a pre-use
inspection conducted, documented, and reported by the local board of education
or its designee on a form prescribed by the department of education. The
initial school bus inspection will be conducted at the earliest possible time
convenient to the school and the department of education.
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