The Barrington School Committee approved a new transportation contract with Ocean State Transportation after school attorneys and an external transportation consultant revised the draft to include RFP requirements and explicit performance and termination language.

Counsel told the committee that the previous boilerplate agreement had been expanded to integrate the full RFP, account for potential changes due to school consolidation and construction, and to include explicit default and termination provisions that give the district the ability to end the contract for performance failures.

Administration said the district engaged a transportation consultant to develop the RFP and to solicit interest from vendors. The consultant reviewed the contractor responses and recommended award; counsel then worked to fold the RFP requirements into the contract language. Committee members said they appreciated the additional legal protections added to the agreement.

A motion to approve the contract with Ocean State Transportation passed in open session by voice vote.