Project Information

Bid Title

IFB: Gaston County Schools Driver Education

Issuing Agency

Gaston County Public Schools

Location

North Carolina

Published Date

Mar 26, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 24, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

IFB: Gaston County Schools Driver Education

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April 13, 2026

Invitation to Bid

Gaston County Schools Driver Education

Notice is hereby given that the Gaston County Board of Education will, on the 24th

day of April, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the Central Administrative Offices, 943 Osceola

Street, Gastonia, NC 28053, open bids for the following services.

Gaston County Schools Driver Education Training Services

All bids must be sealed and received by the Gaston County Board of Education

Attention: Chad Duncan, 943 Osceola Street, Gastonia, NC 28053 on or before

3:00 PM April 24, 2026.

A copy of the bid documents will be made available for inspection Monday through

Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM in the office of Chad Duncan, Director of

Athletics, Arts, and Driver Education (Central Administrative Offices, 943 Osceola

Street, Gastonia, NC 28053). Bids will be submitted for all schools.

The Gaston County Board of Education has established, as a minimum standard,

that all driver education instructors shall be certified to teach driver education by

NCBSE in driver education or who meets the requirements established by the

NCBSE and NCDMV for non-certified status and who, to the satisfaction of school

system and contractor, are competent to educate and train students enrolled in

the program. In addition, the qualifications of the instructors employed by the

contractor to teach driver education under this agreement must be consistent with

N.C.G.S. 20-88.1, 115C-215 and 115C-216.

In addition to this minimum standard, certain other requirements addressing the

quality of the program shall be outlined in the Contract for Driver Education

Services. A copy of this document may be requested from the office of Chad

Duncan, Central Administrative Offices, 943 Osceola Street, Gastonia, NC 28053.

The Gaston County Board of Education reserves the right to either reject or

confirm and accept any responsible bid. Chad Duncan will conduct the bidding.

April 13, 2026

Gaston County Board of Education

Morgen A. Houchard, Ed.D., Superintendent

Gaston County Schools

Driver Education Bid Process (April 2026)

1.

Bid process begins on April 13, 2026, with advertisement on the

Gaston County Schools website. Bid packages are available in the office of

Chad Duncan at 943 Osceola Street, Gastonia, NC 28053 from April 13, 2026,

until April 24, 2026. The bid process will end on the April 24, 2026, at 3:00

PM – all proposals must be received by Chad Duncan by no later than 3:00

PM on April 24, 2026.

2.

Individuals interested in placing a bid and needing to confer with a

Gaston County Schools’ official may contact Chad Duncan, Director of

Athletics, Arts, and Driver Education, at 704-866-6214 on Monday-Friday

from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. A copy of the proposed Driver Education Contract

for Services is included with the bid information package. This Contract

outlines the requirements expected for service.

3.

The Gaston County Board of Education and its administration

reserves the right to reject any or all responsible proposals received.

4.

The award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder, or

bidders, who meet specified minimum responsible requirements, taking

into consideration quality, safety, costs, insurance requirements,

performance and the time specified in the proposals for the performance of

the contract.

5.

No proposal shall be considered or accepted unless it has been

received by the Gaston County Board of Education Attention: Chad Duncan,

943 Osceola Street, Gastonia, NC 28053 on or before 3:00 PM on April 24,

2026.

6.

All proposals shall be opened at 3:00 PM on April 24, 2026, in

public and shall be recorded by designated Gaston County School System

official(s).

GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS

CONTRACT FOR SERVICES

This Contract for Services (“Contract”) is made and entered into this [DATE] between Gaston County Board

of Education (also known as Gaston County Schools), 943 Osceola Street, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054

("GCS") and [COMPANY w/ address] ("Service Provider”).

For and in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Contract, the parties do mutually agree

as follows:

1.

Obligations of Service Provider - The Service Provider agrees to provide services (the “Services”)

to fully, timely and properly complete the Driver’s Education Program as more particularly

described in the Scope of Work document attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference

as Exhibit 1.

The term of this Contract shall be July 1, 2026 until June 30, 2027. Thereafter, upon written

notice to Contractor GCS may renew this Contract for up to two (2) additional terms, each of a

one (1) year duration.

This Contract does not grant the Service Provider the right or the exclusive right to provide

specified services to GCS. Similar services may be obtained from sources other than the Service

Provider (or not at all) at the discretion of GCS.

The Service Provider shall begin work immediately upon issuance of a written notice to proceed.

The Service Provider agrees to perform the Services in a timely, complete, and professional

manner and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract. Furthermore, the

Service Provider represents and warrants that (i) it is duly qualified and licensed to provide the

Services, (ii) it will provide the Services in a manner consistent with the level of care and skill

ordinarily exercised by contractors providing similar services under similar conditions, (iii) it

possesses sufficient experience, personnel, and resources to complete the Services, (iv) it shall

perform the Services in compliance with applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, orders,

rules and regulations, and (v) its reports, if any, shall be complete, accurate, and unambiguous.

2.

Obligations of GCS. GCS hereby agrees to pay to the Contractor for the faithful performance of

this Contract, and the Contractor hereby agrees to provide all of the Services and/or Goods, for

the sum not to exceed [Contract Price] (“Contract Price”) subject to adjustments as provided for

in the Contract Documents:

Budget Account No:

(i) Service Provider’s Fee

(ii) Travel Not to Exceed

(iii) Travel/Lodging/Food Not to Exceed

(iii) Other

(iv) Total Not to Exceed

$ 500,000.00

$

$

$

$ 500,000.00

10.51100.0012.3110.00000

.000.23000.00000.00

If multi-year: The parties acknowledge that GCS operates on a July 1-June 30 fiscal year and that

operating funds are made available to GCS on a year to year basis. Accordingly, see Section 27 of

Article I of the Standard Terms and Conditions for All Contracts. The mechanism by which GCS

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shall confirm that funding is available will be issuance of standard GCS purchase orders (each, a

“Purchase Order”) from time-to-time. The initial Purchase Order for services is expected to be

issued on or about July 1, 2026 and will reflect the amount of the authorization for the Services

for Driver’s Education Program in the amount of $500,000.00. Thereafter, on an as-needed basis

as determined by GCS, GCS may amend existing Purchase Orders from time to time or issue a new

Purchase Order (e.g. at the start of each new fiscal year).

3.

Project Coordinator. Chad Duncan is designated as the Project Coordinator for GCS. The Project

Coordinator shall be GCS’s representative in connection with the Service Provider’s performance

under this Contract. GCS has complete discretion in replacing the Project Coordinator with

another person of its choosing.

4.

Service Provider Supervisor. [Primary Contact for Contractor] is designated as the Service

Provider Supervisor for the Service Provider. The Service Provider Supervisor is fully authorized

to act on behalf of the Service Provider in connection with this Contract.

5.

Terms and Methods of Payment. GCS will make payment after invoices are approved on a net 30-

day basis. GCS will not pay for services or materials in advance without the prior approval of the

Finance Officer. Service Provider to submit invoices on the following schedule: Monthly

6.

Additional Provisions. Service Provider agrees to the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth as

Attachment A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

7.

Counterpart Execution. This Contract may be executed and recorded in two or more

counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together,

shall constitute one and the same instrument. Each party shall be entitled to rely upon executed

copies of this Contract transmitted by facsimile or electronic “PDF” to the same and full extent as

the originals.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GCS and the Service Provider have executed this Contract on the day and year

first written above.

Service Provider Name

Signature of Authorized Representative

Date

Service Provider's Federal Identification #

[if Contract is with Organization or Social Security Number if individual]

Originator/Fund Owner

Date

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

This instrument has been pre-audited in the

manner required by the School Budget and

Fiscal Control Act.

_________________________________

Finance Officer

Date

School Board Attorney

Date

Gaston County Schools

__________________________________________________________________________

Superintendent

Date

__________________________________________________________________________

Board Chairperson (if over $100,000.00)

Date

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 611430Professional and Management Development Training
• NAICS 611710Educational Support Services

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