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Contractors providing van transportation for highly fragile students must ensure vehicles are equipped with specific safety equipment, including a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, body fluid cleanup kit, fuses, spare fuses, and emergency reflectors. Vehicles must display a School Transportation rooftop sign, and the contractor's name on the side. Vehicles require inspection by a qualified mechanic at least twice a year, covering applicable school bus inspection details. Drivers must complete daily pre-trip inspections. Vehicle loading must comply with manufacturer restrictions. Drivers need to provide a comprehensive set of documents, including a job application, references, pre-employment drug test, DOT drug/alcohol testing history, valid driver's license, physical and TB tests (if applicable), background checks (state and federal), motor vehicle records, proof of ODE web reporting authorization, ODE van pre-service certificate, annual in-service training, be at least 21 years old with 2 years of driving experience, and be physically capable of assisting children. Contractors must also demonstrate the ability to use the ODE web-based reporting system and comply with DOT drug and alcohol testing programs, including using an approved provider, quarterly reports, random testing, pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and return-to-duty testing policies. All accidents must be reported to the Columbus City Schools Transportation Safety Supervisor.
The bid notice states that van drivers must have a written job application, employment references, a pre-employment DOT drug test, an FMCSA report from their previous employer if they were subject to DOT required drug alcohol testing, a copy of a valid driver's license, a T8 physical, a TB test if applicable, a BCII state background check, a BCII federal FBI background check, an initial and semi-annual monthly motor vehicle records check, proof that data has been reported to the ODE web reporting system and authorization for the Columbus City Schools Transportation Department to be a secondary viewer of this data, ODE van pre-service certificate and proof of attendance at an annual 2 hour van drivers' in-service, be 21 years of age with 2 years driving experience, and be physically capable of lifting and managing preschool and special needs children when necessary, with proof documented, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations, with proof documented.
