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Bronson Schools Hire New Company For Bus Maintenance
By: Mike Stiles - Friday, May 8, 2020


(BRONSON) – Bronson Community Schools have hired a new company to handle the maintenance on the district buses and other vehicles.

During Monday's meeting the Bronson Board of Education was presented with two responses to the Request For Proposals that the District sent out in February. Economy Garage of Bronson presented a bid of $84,478, and Legendary Diesel of Three Rivers had a bid of $79,675. Economy Garage has been handling the service on the Bronson buses for several years.

During the public comments portion of the meeting, Larry McConn of Economy Garage gave a plug for why they should be selected. ...... {LISTEN}.

Board member Dennis Sikorski says he really struggled with this matter. ...... {LISTEN}.

The Board voted 5-2 in favor of giving the bid to Legendary Diesel, which is operated by Bronson native Chad Lindsey. The contract begins on August 1 and is for two years.

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