Notice to Bidders: 2022 OSC Fall Bus Bids

The Ohio Schools Council will receive sealed bus bids for approximately sixty-two (62) or more school buses (conventional and transit, lift and non-lift, Type A, 35 passenger to 84 passenger capacity) and thirty-three (33) vans (9 passenger capacity) on behalf of thirty-seven (37) or more School District Boards of Education who are members of the Ohio Schools Council (OSC), Trumbull County Educational Service Center or Unified Purchasing Cooperative (UPC), at the office of the OSC Executive Director, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd., #377, Independence, Ohio 44131 until 10:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 (“Bid Receipt Time and Date”).  Bids will be publicly opened and recorded by Zoom Meeting and in-person at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.  No bid received after the “Bid Receipt Time and Date; “Tuesday, November 1, 2022; 10:00 a.m. EST” shall be accepted.  Bids shall be firm for seventy-five days (75) from date received.  No bid shall be permitted to be withdrawn without the express approval of the OSC, except as provided under the Ohio Revised Code.

Buses and vans must meet all safety regulations and current Ohio minimum standards for school bus construction as per the Department of Education adopted by and with the consent of the Director of Highway Safety pursuant to section 4511.01 of the Ohio Revised Code and all other pertinent provisions of law.  The OSC, Trumbull County Educational Service Center, UPC and participating Boards of Education reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Instructions to bidders and specifications are located and available for download on the website of the Ohio Schools Council by clicking here. 

Ohio Schools Council

William J. Zelei, Executive Director

p.d./t.b. October 3, 2022