The Boston Finance Commission said the city's school district may have restricted competition by requiring that bidders have previous experience working with multiple large entities.
The Boston Finance Commission wants the city to delay finalizing a new five-year contract with its current school bus provider.
Matt Cahill, executive director of the Boston Finance Commission, said he's concerned with the way the district drafted its request for bids. He said the district may have restricted competition by requiring that bidders have experience working with at least three school districts or transit agencies whose bus fleet is at least half the size of Boston Public Schools' fleet.
He said school leaders could have contacted the three other vendors who expressed serious interest in the contract but ultimately decided not to bid. Cahill is also calling on the district to reach out to the Inspector General's office to examine how it can improve the process within state law. "We haven’t heard an explanation," said Cahill."Just that we had consultants say, 'this is what was best for us.' I don’t see how that’s best for the city when you’re eliminating competition."
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