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Invitation to Bid
Cass School District 63
DuPage County, Illinois
Student Transportation Services

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Cass School District 63, DuPage County, Illinois (hereinafter the “Board” or “School District”), will receive bids for transportation services for regular education students from qualified student transportation providers (hereinafter “Bidder” or “Contractor”). Any award made will be in accordance with current statute and the specifications and requirements of the formal Invitation to Bid. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The pre-bid meeting will be held at the district office, located at 8502 Bailey Road, Darien, Illinois.

Once a successful Bidder is identified, the Board intends to award a single contract for the submitted bid price for the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 school years. The district shall have the option to extend the contract period for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

All sealed bids must be received on or before Friday, March 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Bids must be received either via U.S. Mail, via a delivery service, or via personal delivery at the School District office, located at 8502 Bailey Road, Darien, Illinois. Proposals received after that date and time will not be accepted or considered. Proposals sent by facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted or considered.

Sealed bids must be submitted in an opaque envelope that includes the Bidder’s contractor name and return address, and should be addressed to the district as follows:

Original Sealed Bid for Student Transportation Services
c/o Mark R. Cross Superintendent
Cass School District 63
8502 Bailey Road
Darien, Illinois 60561-5333

Sealed bids will be opened and read aloud at the time of the submission deadline on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The bid opening will take place at the School District office, located at 8502 Bailey Road, Darien, Illinois. All interested parties are invited to attend the public bid opening. All pricing and required submittals must be made in accordance with the instructions contained in the Invitation to Bid and Bidding Requirements and on the forms provided. This document is available beginning Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on the district website at www.cassd63.org under “Invitation to Bid” or by calling the district office at 331-481-4000 (extension 3).

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids received whenever such rejection is in the interest of the school district and reserves the right to waive any irregularities. The Board also reserves the right to reject the bid of a bidder who has previously failed to meet the terms of this or similar contracts or fails to demonstrate the ability to meet the terms of the contract.

To the extent applicable, the successful Bidder shall comply with the provisions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, specifically including the payment of the applicable prevailing wages to all laborers, workers, and mechanics performing work under the contract.

Transportation Services

Transportation is available to all students in Cass School District 63 on a fee basis. This service encompasses the privilege of utilizing the Encore bus for chorus and band students and the regular school day bus. If you would like to participate in the fee-based bus service, please register for this during the registration process or, during the school year, you may contact your child(ren)'s school office to request service.

Bus Route Information

A list of bus stops will be published at Orientation Day at the beginning of the school year. Parents must select one bus stop at which a student is to be picked up, and one stop at which a student is to be dropped off. Students are not permitted to ride a bus other than the bus to which they are assigned. Bus routes are modified each year based upon participation and any exceptions must be approved in advance by the Building Principal. Upon request, bus students attending chorus or band at Cass Junior High School at 7:30 a.m. will be placed on an Encore route.

For more information, please refer to our Bus Procedures & Guidelines.

Student Pick up/Drop off Procedures

Your child(ren)'s safety is the number one goal. To ensure this goal, these traffic procedures were made in cooperation with local police, county sheriff, parents and neighbors. Please keep in mind that for this to be successful, patience and cooperation are a necessity. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child's school office.

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Cass Junior High School Traffic Procedures
CASS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDROP OFF/PICK UP SAFETY PROCEDURES

PRIORITIZE … CHILDREN’S SAFETY … EVERY DAY

School starts at 8:45 a.m. School doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for the general school day. Please be aware that school supervision will not begin until 8:30 a.m. The general school day ends at 3:30 p.m.
- Students who do not take the bus should be dropped off and picked up at the North side entrance on Willow Creek Lane.
- For safety reasons, Willow Creek Lane is restricted to east bound travel only during drop off and pick up times. For the safety of all, please do not enter Willow Creek in a West bound direction until the orange cones have been removed. The Darien Police have and will continue to enforce this restriction at these times.
- For student safety, we ask that students be dropped off and picked up on the passenger side of the vehicle at the designated areas only. Local traffic and buses will be utilizing the left hand lane and passing vehicles on the driver’s side of vehicles.
- We ask that if your child is walking to or from school that they stay on the sidewalks, cross at the corners and off of private property.
- Please respect and follow traffic directions from our traffic supervisors.
- Please observe all signs with regards to turning prohibitions.
- Please remember the speed limit on school grounds is 5 mph.
- Please do not stop in front of or use private driveways for turning around. Help us be a good neighbor to the number of homes that surround our school.
- Do not drop off or pick up students in the front parking lot between 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 am and between 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 pm. This area is designated for buses during this time.
- Finally, please remember that it is illegal for drivers in the State of Illinois to use hand-operated cell phones or other electronic devices, including but not limited to texting.
Children’s safety is the number one goal and that was the main focus when developing this plan in cooperation with the local police, county sheriff, parents and neighbors. Please keep in mind that for this to be successful, patience and 100% cooperation are a necessity. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office. Thank you.
Concord Elementary School Traffic Procedures
CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDROP OFF/PICK UP SAFETY PROCEDURES

PRIORITIZE … CHILDREN’S SAFETY … EVERY DAY

School starts at 8:00 a.m. School doors will open at 7:45 a.m. for the general school day. Please be aware that school supervision begins at 7:45 a.m. The general school day ends at 2:45 p.m.
- Each Concord family will be given a copy of the official “Concord” pick up sign. Additional copies are available upon request in the School Office.
- Please respect and follow traffic directions from our traffic supervisors.
- A single line of cars enters the Concord parking lot and follows along the front (East side) of the building. The speed limit is 5 mph. While waiting in line on Concord Place, please be courteous to our neighbors and refrain from blocking or turning around in private driveways.
- Prekindergarten students will be picked up by the gym doors. Please go through the regular car rider line and make a right hand turn into the back parking lot.
- Staff members on duty along the Concord parking lot sidewalk will alert parents when it is time to permit students to exit vehicles from the passenger side of the cars. Staff members will release students at dismissal when their ride has arrived. At no time will students be permitted to enter or exit cars from the driver side of the car or walk in between cars.
- Once the single line of cars around the drop off area is ready to leave the driveway, the staff members on duty will wave the line on and a new single line is formed along the sidewalk. This will allow us to empty and/or load approximately 15-20 cars at a time.
- Car drivers should stay in the car at all times and pay close attention to pedestrians, buses and other vehicles.
- Please refrain from parking on the street to drop off or pick up your child. This slows traffic patterns as well as causes frustrations to those around you who follow the proper procedures. As not all cars on the road are waiting to get into our schools, please also move as far right on the road as possible. This will allow thru traffic to get by on your left.
- If you need to pick up your child(ren) prior to dismissal time, we ask that you do so before 2:30 p.m. each day. To help facilitate this process, we ask that you send a note or call the office to notify both the teacher and the office staff that your child(ren) will be leaving early.
- If you need to change how your student is to go home on or before afternoon dismissal please send a note in the morning or call the office prior to 2:00 p.m. each day. Please do not email the teacher without also calling the office, as teachers do not always have planning time to check email throughout the day.
- If your child attends Ivy League Kids after school, you will need to wait until dismissal procedures are completed at 2:50 p.m.
- Finally, please remember that the law prohibits the use of hand held cell phones in school street zones and parking lots for any reason, including, but not limited to, talking and texting.
Children’s safety is the number one goal and that was the focus when developing this plan in cooperation with the local police, county sheriff, parents and neighbors. Please keep in mind that for this to be successful, patience and 100% cooperation are a necessity. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office. Thank you.

Transportation Services

Bus Route Information

Student Pick up/Drop off Procedures

Cass Junior High School Traffic Procedures

Concord Elementary School Traffic Procedures