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Operations Committee approves package of procurement and facilities items; several change orders and purchases ratified
Summary
The Operations Committee approved a series of procurement, lease and facilities items, including GPS and network purchases, a fuel-truck replacement, landscape and facility change orders, and a lease expansion at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport.
At its May meeting, the Operations Committee approved a range of procurement and facilities items, including contract ratifications, award verifications and time extensions. The package included technology infrastructure, vehicle and equipment purchases, lease updates at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (PDK) and several facility change orders. Several items were routine; the committee voted by voice on each.
Highlights (committee approvals and recorded actions):
- Fleet GPS devices (change order to expand contract for vehicle-mounted GPS, routing and safety applications): awarded to Verizon Connect NWF Inc.; increase to contract and term through June 2026; amount not to exceed $165,184. The committee approved the item by motion and voice vote.
- Juniper network infrastructure and maintenance ratification: staff asked the committee to ratify a previously issued purchase order for Juniper EX switches and related maintenance; awarded through a statewide contract via MGT Impact Solutions LLC (care of vendor). Committee ratified the purchase order to meet an urgent procurement deadline.
- Hermes Corporation lease at PDK: Committee approved a new lease to provide Hermes with additional unimproved land for employee parking adjacent to their leasehold at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport; No cost to county for expansion; tenant to pay for improvements.
- Police Academy physical ability test (PAD) indoor facility change order: ratified change order No. 1 to convert a meeting room at the former Bruce Street Senior Center into a year‑round indoor PAD facility for academy recruits; awarded to Diverse Construction of Georgia; change order amount cited in packet (work complete) and ratified.
- Lou Walker Senior Center landscape work (change order): ratified a change order to the annual landscape-maintenance contract to allow work completed at the Lou Walker Senior Center; awarded under the landscape-maintenance contract; change order amount not to exceed $200,000 for that site (paid from district discretionary SPLOST funds as previously authorized).
- Juvenile Justice Center canopy: time-only extension of contract for canopy installation over judges’ parking; vendor correcting steel fabrication issues; contract extended to Aug. 31, 2025; no additional funds requested.
- Tire services contract (outside emergency tire repair and related services): award to the lowest responsive bidders for a term with options to renew; amount not to exceed $660,000 for the initial term; committee approved the award.
- Replacement fuel truck (Seminole Landfill): approval to purchase an international MV607 chassis and body for fuel and lube service at the landfill; amount not to exceed $317,181; committee approved the purchase.
- Journal Technologies software award: staff requested withdrawal of the agenda item to rescind or modify an earlier sole-source award for case-management software; the committee approved withdrawal so staff can return with corrected information.
Outcome: All items presented in this package were approved as recorded in the meeting; staff will proceed with procurement, ratifications and next steps noted in committee packets.
Provenance: Each procurement or change-order item is recorded in the meeting packet and the transcript shows the motions, seconds and voice votes for approval or withdrawal.
