Board awards multi‑year transportation contract to Johannes Bus Services with stepped increases
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Summary
The board awarded the district's transportation services contract to Johannes Bus Services for multiple years with planned annual rate increases and an option to extend for two additional years.
The Moline‑Coal Valley CUSD 40 Board of Education approved awarding the district's transportation services bid to Johannes Bus Services at the June 23 meeting.
The motion recorded in the meeting text awards transportation services for the 2025‑26, 2026‑27 and 2027‑28 school years to Johannes Bus Services and specifies an initial 9% increase followed by 5% increases in subsequent years; staff described the contract as a three‑year award with an option to extend for two additional years, for a possible five‑year total.
A staff speaker answered board questions about the increase schedule, confirming the proposal included a 9% increase from the current year and then 5% increases, and that the district is executing a three‑year base contract with the option to extend an additional two years.
The board voted to award the bid; the transcript records the motion and subsequent roll call approval. The award language in the meeting record notes the stepped percentage increases but does not provide a total contract dollar amount in the public record shown.