Comments about ‘Federal rule blocks bus service to Utah ski area’

company should not be allowed to do this. If I were in Cache County I would fight this tooth and nail and take the private company to court if need be; what gives them the right to limit the options?

...that a more precise Scope of Work (SOW) including a pricing objective, operating hours and conditions, safety qualified personnel, equipment and vehicles etc. should be developed that all parties have to meet in order to be deemed a "qualified" vendor. This process can be implemented as a "Request for Qualification" (RFQ). Any organization not qualified would not be allowed to submit a final proposal in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP).

From whichever organizations, private or public that qualified to submit proposals and a final vendor is selected, as part of final contract negotiations performance requirements should be guaranteed including the posting a of reasonable performance bond (penalty requirements could be provided in the RFP to pre-qualified potential vendors).

I know it sounds like a lot of work, but if you want the service you desire then you need to do the hard work of creating a SOW and set of standards that only allows those organizations able to perform to that SOW to participate in the complete process eliminating potential "spoilers".

If it turns out that folks must drive their children to the resort and/or do a little car-pooling then so be it!

If you are too cheap to pay what it really costs, don't go. Government subsidized service for elitist ski bums is not what our tax money should be use for.

Proof of performance is the answer. At least the buses would have passengers, many now run empty.

The Feds allways know what is best for Utah, Right?

just a clarification, UTA does NOT offer year round service up the Cottonwood Canyons. Starting sometime in April, UTA switches to "summer service" and offers one bus in the morning and one bus at night, and only up Little Cottonwood. No buses go up Big Cottonwood, not exactly year round service as the UTA spokesperson said.

That sounds like year-round service to me. Sure, it is just a token amount of service, but the UTA spokesperson never claimed otherwise.