Passes the $15,153,465 federal clean-vehicle grant to Zum to replace 60 vehicles for special-education service

The district is giving Zum Services the same $15,153,465 federal grant it accepted in the previous item, not additional money. Zum will replace 60 in-use heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. Zum transports students with disabilities who have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The performance period is January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

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Discrepancy from the official text. The title names Zum Services, LLC as the contracting party, but the action text names Zum Services (Zum), Inc. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: Zum Services, Inc.
Action: New agreement
Category: Special education
Sub-category: Transportation
Term: Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026
This vote: $15,153,465
Presented by: Chief Financial Officer
File: 25-1585A · agenda L.-47
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 25, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Sub Award Agreement by and between the District and Zum Services (Zum), Inc., providing the latter the $15,153,465.00 Grant Award the District received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Zum, pursuant to terms and conditions of the Award, to replace 60 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, provider of pupil transportation services to District’s Special Education Pupils, as designated via their respective Individualized Education Programs (“IEP), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sub-Award, for the Performance Period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.

History

Jun 25, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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