Contract 80-4-5537

The Nebraska State College System, acting through Wayne State College, awarded a contract to First Student School Bus Inc. for student transportation services valued at $795.00. The contract, effective August 20, 2026, covers bus transportation for students attending the three-state college system comprised of Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College. The service encompasses pickup at Kanter Student Center in Wayne, Nebraska, with intermediate stops at Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa for shopping and lunch, followed by stops at retail locations including Barnes & Noble and Walmart Supercenter in Sioux City for student purchases, with return transportation to Wayne.

First Student School Bus Inc. is responsible for providing the bus and appropriately licensed drivers to execute the transportation services on the specified single-day engagement. The contractor is classified as an independent contractor and is required to maintain Comprehensive General Liability insurance and Business Auto Liability insurance, each at $1,000,000 per occurrence. Standard contractual provisions require compliance with employee work eligibility verification, non-discrimination standards, Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, data confidentiality obligations, and drug-free workplace standards. Payment of $795.00 is due upon completion of services, with Nebraska income tax withholding applied as appropriate. The designated college representative for contract monitoring is C.D. Douglas, reachable at 402-375-7213.