220 approves 2-year contract extension with school bus provider Barrington Transportation Company

Barrington School District 220 recently approved an extension of its current school bus transportation contract, which is expected to add around $180,000 worth of costs to the district budget over the next two school years, officials said.

The bus company’s service includes taking students to and from the district’s lone high school, as well as two middle and eight K-5 schools. The first three years of the contract are expiring and the district is opting to go with the two-year extension period that is allowed, instead of going out to bid for a brand new agreement.

Illinois law allows for a maximum five-year transportation contract. Every five years, the district must return to bid, which Harris said will happen spring 2022 and be effective starting the 2022-2023 school year.

The district expects to pay 3% more for the service in the first year of the extension and between 2% and 3.5% in the second year, depending on the consumer price index at the time.

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