Dear members of the Colgate community:
Over the last several months, our purchasing department has worked with an advisory committee of staff, faculty, and students to facilitate two Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for the university’s bus service. The first was for the Colgate Cruiser and on-demand service, and the other was for charter bus service. I am writing to announce the outcome of their efforts, whose recommendation I have approved.
Cruiser and on-demand service will be operated by First Transit Inc. A national firm that provides transit services to campuses around the country, First Transit has a hub in nearby Norwich, and will have a presence on campus once service begins with Colgate, effective June 1, 2016.
For charter service, there will be a choice of two companies, Wade Tours and Hale Transportation, also effective June 1. Wade Tours, located in Schenectady, N.Y., provides charter services throughout the region, including Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca. Hale Transportation, located in Clinton, N.Y., also has experience in providing charter service to the central New York area. Both companies have provided limited service to our campus in the past, and we look forward to growing these partnerships.
Please join me in thanking the members of the Bus Service Advisory Team (listed below) for their outstanding and comprehensive work. We are confident that the companies selected will provide a high level of service to the community.
Details regarding the implementation of each service will be communicated in the coming weeks; in the meantime, if you have specific questions, you can contact Alan Leonard in the purchasing office at extension 7477.
Sincerely,
Brian G. Hutzley
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Colgate University
315-228-7766
Bus Service Advisory Team
- Derek Baker ’18, SGA
- Rene Beers, Biology
- Joanne Borfitz, Community Affairs & Auxiliary Services
- Lori Chlad, Human Resources
- Sue Dolly Lathrop, Admissions
- Frank Frey, OUS
- Lori Godshalk, Athletics
- Ann-Marie Guglieri, Athletics
- Ellen Holm, DOC
- Steven Huang ’17, SGA
- David Kim ’16 , SGA
- Frank Kuan, OUS
- George (Nick) Laub ’16, SGA
- Alan Leonard. Purchasing
- Marni Manwarren, Economics
- Thirza Morreale, Advancement
- Aisha Musa, Religion
- Tom O’Neill, Accounting and Control
- Helen Payne, Provost & Dean of Faculty
- John Pumilio, Sustainability
- Providence Ryan ’16, SGA
- Jorge Soto ’19, SGA