Cobb County commissioners on July 8 approved a five-year contract with CenturyLink Communications LLC for a comprehensive assessment and modernization of the county's enterprise network and its traffic-management network.

A staff presenter for Information Technology Services described the work as a countywide network assessment and modernization program and said the procurement would be partially funded by the 2022 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) project B0020. The contract amount was stated as not to exceed $3,311,078. Commissioners moved, seconded and voted to approve the contract; the clerk recorded the motion as carried 4-0.

Why it matters: the contract covers countywide network infrastructure that supports internal operations and traffic-management systems. The board authorized corresponding budget transactions and directed county staff to execute the necessary documents.

Details: the presentation did not include a deployment schedule, specific performance milestones or detailed scope-of-work deliverables; staff indicated funding will come in part from the 2022 SPLOST allocation B0020, and county staff will manage contract execution and oversight.