Q&A
Questions about the $890 million NYCSBUS contract
1:22:14
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Council Member Won inquires about the details of the $890 million NYCSBUS contract and its utilization since 2021.
- Glenn Risbrook provides a general breakdown of the contract, mentioning it covers personnel, overhead, vehicles, and maintenance.
- The cost of NYCSBUS operations is described as not significantly different from other bus companies.
- Approximately 10,000 students are served by NYCSBUS routes.
Julie Won
1:22:14
have some follow-up questions for NICE Bus.
1:22:16
I remember in part of this administration, Controller Scott Stringer attempted to block the $89,000,000 NICE Bus contract.
1:22:26
Can you provide a detailed breakdown of the $89,000,000 contract with NICE Bus that's been utilized since 2021?
Glenn Risbrook
1:22:35
What I can say is that the contract of the $890,000,000 is on personnel, on their overhead, vehicles, maintenance, the normal stuff that is used to run a bus company.
Julie Won
1:22:52
And can you just so that we understand a comparison, can you compare the initial $90,000,000 to large primary contract that's a legacy contract of the same size and stature?
Glenn Risbrook
1:23:04
I will say that NICE plus cost cost for operation opposed to the other vendors currently at this moment.
1:23:11
I would say is is unremarkably different than the other bus companies.
Sarah Catalina Naro
1:23:15
Okay.
1:23:15
So do you
Julie Won
1:23:16
know currently for NICE bus, how many students are served in their in their routes?
Glenn Risbrook
1:23:20
Approximately 10,000, I believe.
1:23:22
10,000.
