Grandpa's Bus Company, Inc.
City-funded organization
Grandpa's Bus Company, Inc. is a NYC school bus operator with locations in Queens and the Bronx, contracted by the Department of Education for pupil transportation; it drew media criticism in 2018-19 for no-show and late buses amid a DOE route overhaul under then-Chancellor Richard Carranza. It was awarded $757.5 million in city contracts since 2000, all now expired, with $462.6 million paid to date and 100% of contract value ($757.5M across 7 contracts) won without a fresh bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $757,459,613 awarded since 2000
- Paid to date
- $471,135,503
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $757,459,613 · 7 contracts
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education 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).
- Ext of School Year GE K-12 Pupil Transportation Department of Education · MA104020069600833 · ended 2025 $288,151,496
- Ext of BA for SE Winter Bus & Escort Department of Education · MA104020149473778 · ended 2025 $210,501,229
- Transportation Contracts Department of Education · MA104020049401367 · ended 2013 $163,471,781
- Transportation Contracts Department of Education · MA104020049401369 · ended 2013 $77,339,060
- Ext of BA for SE Winter Bus & Escort Department of Education · MA104020149473573 · ended 2018 $12,651,051
- Emergency General Education Transportation Department of Education · MA104020149474390 · ended 2014 $4,374,716
- Emergency Special Education Transportation Department of Education · MA104020149474379 · ended 2014 $970,280