New buses coming in 2017

In January 2017 the Bartlesville Public School District will open bids for 15 new route buses, two new activity buses, and two people-mover vehicles. The 15 new route buses will replace all of the buses in the district which date back to 1998 or earlier. The new activity buses and people-movers will feature Bruins graphics; a preliminary draft rendering is shown at right (click the image to enlarge it). The activity buses will feature equipment storage space below the seating area.

Hopefully a bid can be awarded in mid-January so that the district can take delivery of the new vehicles by the end of the 2016-2017 school year.