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Appling County accepts low bid for sheriff's office perimeter fence and slide gate; ARPA funds to cover part of cost
Summary
The commission voted to accept the low bid for a perimeter fence and electronic slide gate at the sheriff's office. The county will use $28,000 in ARPA funds toward the project; the remainder will require a budget amendment.
Appling County commissioners voted to accept the low bid to install a perimeter fence and electronic slide gate at the county jail and sheriff's office, approving a contract awarded to the lowest responsive bidder and authorizing staff to proceed with procurement and budgeting steps.
The bid approved by the commission was described in the meeting as $39,090 (low bid). Staff explained an alternative bid from another vendor listed $36,480 for fence materials plus $4,500 for the slide-gate operator, for a combined total of $40,980. County staff said the slide-gate operator is an electronic device and some bids did not include the electronic operator or the control wiring.
The commission was told $28,000 of the project would come from ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds, and that the remainder would require a future budget amendment. A county staff member described the gate's purpose, saying it would "secure the whole back of the jail. All the employee parking, where all our deputy vehicles are, you know, the used vehicles, the backup vehicles." That staff member also said the slide gate is needed when employees must enter or exit frequently and for training situations.
Commissioners asked whether the low bid included the gate operator and whether the vendor met the county's specifications; staff said some bidders did not include the electronic gate equipment or the control wiring and that the recommended low bid did include the required gate. The commission voted to accept the low bid; no roll-call tally was provided in the record.
The county manager and finance staff were directed to record ARPA funding for $28,000 and prepare a budget amendment to cover the remaining project cost before payment.
The discussion closed with commissioners emphasizing security of deputy vehicles and employee access as the primary justification for the installation.
