Bella Bus Corp.
City-funded organization
Bella Bus Corp. is a for-profit transportation company based in Brooklyn, operated as a subsidiary of Total Transportation Corp., part of First Student; it provides bus transportation for adults with special needs, day-habilitation program clients, and homeless individuals under contract with city shelter and social-service agencies. It currently holds $44.6 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (1 contract, a Department of Homeless Services bus-transportation renewal), part of $109.6 million awarded since 2013 across 7 contracts with DHS and the Administration for Children's Services, with $85.9 million paid to date and 61% of contract value awarded without competitive rebidding.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Standardized Services
- City contracts (active)
- $44,629,484 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $109,594,171 · 7 since 2013, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $94,947,432
- Won without a fresh bid
- 61% of contract value · $66,577,508 · 5 contracts
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- TIME AND MONEY EXTENSION, AND ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION VANS Department of Homeless Services · CT107120248807120 $44,629,484
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS Department of Homeless Services · CT107120211409903 · ended 2023 $33,745,840
- School Buses- Dedicated Bus Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820140003751 · ended 2016 $9,270,823
- COVID-19 bus transportation svcs. for homeless individuals Department of Homeless Services · CT107120201421512 · ended 2020 $6,833,668
- YEAR 2 Renewal of Bella Bus Corporation Share-Agency Administration for Children's Services · CT106820181421316 · ended 2018 $5,604,976
- Year 3 renewal of SAVE Transp. contract 10/1/18 - 9/30/19 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820191421422 · ended 2019 $4,905,036
- Transportation Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171409093 · ended 2017 $4,604,344
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS - RENEWAL Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 · 18 payments $4,769,321
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS Department of Homeless Services · FY2022 · 21 payments $4,616,237
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS Department of Homeless Services · FY2023 · 15 payments $3,476,210
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS - RENEWAL Department of Homeless Services · FY2026 · 13 payments $3,237,299
- COVID-19 bus transportation svcs. for homeless individuals Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 10 payments $2,290,831
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 12 payments $2,074,595
- TIME AND MONEY EXTENSION, AND ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION VANS Department of Homeless Services · FY2027 · 5 payments $1,600,185
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 3 payments $1,144,528
- Year 3 renewal of SAVE Transp. contract 10/1/18 - 9/30/19 Department of Homeless Services · FY2020 · 5 payments $857,644
- COVID-19 bus transportation svcs. for homeless individuals Department of Homeless Services · FY2020 · 4 payments $849,321
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS - RENEWAL Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 3 payments $842,270
- BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR DHS SHELTERS' CLIENTS Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 $152,606