Q&A
Overview of student transportation contracts and their costs
2:11:07
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the various types of student transportation contracts, their costs, and durations. DOE officials provide detailed information on contracts for ambulance services, rideshare, transportation software, and MTA agreements.
- Contracts include ambulance ($1.3M/year), rideshare ($4M/year), transportation software ($6.5M/year), and MTA agreement ($50M/year)
- Contract durations vary, with most having specific start and end dates
- The MTA agreement is described as an ongoing memorandum of understanding without a specific expiration date
Rita Joseph
2:11:07
What other types of services are covered under the large bucket of student transportation contracts at New York City Public Schools?
James Sarkis
2:11:21
Other contracts aside from yellow bussing that are included in student transportation are ambulance, rideshare, transportation software, and our MTA agreement.
Rita Joseph
2:11:32
What are the cost of each of those contracts?
James Sarkis
2:11:34
Our ambulance contract is valued at $1,300,000 annually, our rideshare contract at $4,000,000 annually, our transportation software contracts at $6,500,000 annually and our MTA agreement at approximately $50,000,000 annually.
Rita Joseph
2:11:49
How long have these contracts been in place?
2:11:51
And when do they plan on expiring?
James Sarkis
2:11:54
The ambulance contract began on 7121 and expires on 63026.
2:11:59
Rideshare commenced on 63023 and expires on 6 2928.
2:12:04
Transportation software, mainly Via, commenced on 9119 and expires on 83126 and our MTA agreement.
2:12:13
That one doesn't really have an expiration that's more of a memorandum of understanding that that continues on.
