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Votes at a glance: Cobb commissioners approve transportation, parks and IT contracts and budget adjustments
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved multiple project contracts, consultant agreements and budget reallocations across transportation, parks and ITS. Most motions passed by unanimous 4-0 recorded votes.
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11 approved a range of contracts, consultant agreements and budget reallocations across transportation, parks and information technology. Most items passed with unanimous recorded votes (4-0) as part of the regular agenda.
Key actions approved (motions recorded at meeting):
- East–West Connector: Preliminary engineering design task to LOA Engineers, LLC for up to $84,472 (project B23OA). Motion carried 4-0.
- Cumberland Parkway resurfacing: Contract with Acceler Construction LLC for up to $228,700 (Cumberland Parkway from Paces Walk to Paces Ferry Road). Motion carried 4-0.
- Cumberland Sweep corridor work: Two consultant agreements with Kimberly Horn and Associates for preliminary engineering design — Segment D not to exceed $418,250.09 (project B2434) and Segment E not to exceed $558,992.85 (project B2433) — plus a memorandum of agreement for Segment F with the Georgia Department of Transportation and a $35,000 preliminary engineering oversight fee. Each motion carried 4-0. County staff said the Cumberland Community Improvement District and outside grants support these projects and that the county is serving as grant administrator; county funding was not pledged.
- 2011 Transportation Improvements Program: Approved a revised budget and schedule for SPLOST-funded projects. Motion carried 4-0.
- Parks projects (2011 PRCA SPLOST pool): Reallocated unspent funding totaling $805,432.08 to complete open projects; approved concrete replacement at Rhine Park with WE Contracting Company (up to $263,400), fence replacement with Malden and Cook Fence Company (up to $213,800) and electrical/LED upgrades for athletic lighting at Rhine Park with All Star Electrical and Lighting Services (up to $283,566.40). Each motion carried 4-0.
- ITS/Community Development: Approved a five-year sole-source contract with Acela Inc. to migrate county permitting software to Acela Cloud, contract amount $2,486,049.03. Meeting materials listed a 10% contingency amount of $29,800; that contingency figure is mathematically inconsistent with a 10% contingency on the approved contract amount. A true 10% contingency of $2,486,049.03 would be $248,604.90; meeting materials appear to include a typographical error. The motion carried 4-0.
Procedural note: These items were considered on the regular tab with brief staff presentations and limited discussion; several motions were made, seconded and carried with recorded 4-0 votes.
