The Ohio Schools Council will receive sealed bids for approximately sixty-six (66) or more school buses (conventional and transit, lift and non-lift, Type A, 35 passenger to 84 passenger capacity) and twenty-seven (27) vans (up to 9 passenger capacity) on behalf of forty-two (42) or more School District Boards of Education, County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and Municipalities who are members of the Ohio Schools Council (OSC), Trumbull County Educational Service Center, or Unified Purchasing Cooperative of the Ohio River Valley (UPC), at the office of the OSC Executive Director, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd., #377, Independence, Ohio 44131 until 10:00 a.m. EST, Monday, November 3, 2025 (“Bid Receipt Time and Date”). Bids will be publicly opened in person and by Zoom Meeting at 10:05 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025. No bid received after the “Bid Receipt Time and Date; “Monday, November 3, 2025; 10:00 a.m. EST” shall be accepted. Bids shall be firm for at least ninety (90) days from the 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 No bid shall be permitted to be withdrawn without the express approval of the OSC, except as provided under the Ohio Revised Code.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 and transit van 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, Boards of Developmental Disabilities, or Municipalities reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Instructions to bidders and specifications are located here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hgoprFl7h0_7zhev0jHpEbrvX5ia5Xf_?usp=sharing

Ohio Schools Council
William J. Zelei, Executive Director
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