4. The contract may be made without calling for tenders; where the board calls for tenders, it is not required to accept any tender whatsoever.
Where the contract is made with a school bus carrier, the carrier may use vehicles other than school buses or vehicles of the minibus type. The carrier shall not, in such a case, use those vehicles to transport pupils.
1983, c. 45, s. 4; 1985, c. 35, s. 32.