NORTH MANCHESTER - Specifications for two new buses that will be purchased by Manchester Community Schools will be advertised over the next two weeks. According to business manager Steve Shumaker, he and Transportation Director Bill Reichhart discussed the specifications and prepared the information for the ads to request bids. Shumaker told the school board Monday night that they shouldn't expect too many bids. "It's getting to be a pretty lean market," Shumaker told the board. Only three companies currently produce school buses, and one of those is not doing well financially.Shumaker said Bluebird/Cardinal has suffered financial trouble and did not bid last year when the school advertised for bids. The other bus manufacturing companies are Midwest Transit and Thomas.Bids were received on both models last year.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016