Contract Number
95022A
MSRC Award
$1,815,880.00
Project Background
Contractor replaced 26 diesel school buses with Blue Bird electric or compressed natural gas buses.
Emission Tons CO Annual
0.00
Emission Tons CO Total
0.00
Emission Tons NOX Annual
0.00
Emission Tons PM Annual
0.00
Emission Tons PM Total
0.00
Emission Tons Rog Annual
0.00
Emission Tons Rog Total
0.00
Project Cost Description
39443346.00
Project Implementation
School districts from the four counties comprising the South Coast Air Quality Management District participated.
Project Results Description
The life of a school bus is projected to be 20 years. The alternative-fuel bus should yield NOx reductions of approximately 9,300 pounds annually. This project is expected to result in a reduction of 186,000 pounds, or 93 tons, of NOx over its projected life span.
Project Status Description
Engineering details of the John Deere upgrade, responses from schools, travel data from the individual buses in operation, and delivery scheduling.
Project Year
1994
Summary Approved
No
Total Project Cost
$39,443,300.00
Co Funding Amount
$0.00
Project Category
Contractor Address
1900 South Riverside Avenue
Contractor Agency
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
Contractor City
Colton
Contractor Contact
James O'Connell
Contractor Country
United States of America
Contractor State
CA
Contractor Phone
Contractor ID
95022
Contractor Zip
923224
Co Participants
The buses were distributed to the various participating school districts as follows:
Electric school buses - Walnut Valley Unified School, 1 bus; Beaumont Unified School District, 1 bus; Pupil Transportation Cooperative (Whittier), 1 bus; and Capistrano Unified School District, 1 bus. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses - Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency, 3 buses; Chino Valley Unified School District, 2 buses; Ontario Montclair School District, 3 buses; Colton Unified School District, 3 buses; Walnut Valley Unified School District, 5 buses; Santa Monica Unified School District, 2 buses; Pupil Transportation Cooperative (Whittier), 2 buses, and A-Z Bus Sales, Inc., 2 buses. Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company.
Electric school buses - Walnut Valley Unified School, 1 bus; Beaumont Unified School District, 1 bus; Pupil Transportation Cooperative (Whittier), 1 bus; and Capistrano Unified School District, 1 bus. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses - Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency, 3 buses; Chino Valley Unified School District, 2 buses; Ontario Montclair School District, 3 buses; Colton Unified School District, 3 buses; Walnut Valley Unified School District, 5 buses; Santa Monica Unified School District, 2 buses; Pupil Transportation Cooperative (Whittier), 2 buses, and A-Z Bus Sales, Inc., 2 buses. Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company.
Final Approval Date
Final Report Approved
No