The DeKalb County Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on an afternoon meeting approved a set of procurement items that included contract term extensions, renewals, sole-source maintenance and low-bid awards across watershed, sanitation, roads and parks functions.

The approvals included a term extension for the Snap Finger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility expansion, a landfill surveying renewal, authorization of trenchless sewer rehabilitation under a substitute amount, and multiple smaller renewal and low-bid awards for supplies and equipment. The committee also accepted federal and state grant awards to support a countywide safety plan and trail concept development.

Why it matters: The items approved authorize vendors to continue or complete work on infrastructure and maintenance projects that affect sewer, landfill and roadway operations across unincorporated DeKalb County. Several larger contracts above the county's audit threshold remained under review and were deferred, meaning further committee action is expected.

Key approvals and details

- Snap Finger wastewater expansion (item 2024-1329): The committee approved a contract term extension only for Change Order No. 18 to Contract No. 972548 (Snap Finger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facilities Expansion, Phase 2). The extension is to Dec. 31, 2025; the committee was told the plant is operating and the extension covers completion of the punch-list. Awardee: Archer Western Construction LLC. Outcome: approved.

- Landfill engineering and surveying (item 1552): Change Order No. 3 to Contract No. 1122508 (annual landfill professional engineering and surveying). Term extended through April 30, 2025; awarded to Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Inc. (SCS Engineers). Outcome: approved.

- Trenchless sewer rehabilitation (item 1343, substitute): The committee approved a substitute request to use ENR CCI adjustments for work after Jan. 1, 2025, and to increase scope, funds and term through Dec. 31, 2026. The substitute amount approved was not to exceed $14,096,700.42, awarded to SAK Construction LLC under an Omnia/DeKalb cooperative agreement. Outcome: approved.

- Right-of-way mowing renewal (item 1415): Second and final renewal for two annual contracts (Nos. 1325680 and 1334397) for mowing at 132 right-of-way locations; total not to exceed $1,330,195.60; awarded to Executive Realty Solution Inc. and Flex Landscaping LLC. Outcome: approved.

- Tire recycling renewal (item 1598): Second and final renewal of tire removal contract (No. 1318-937) through Jan. 31, 2026; amount not to exceed $150,000; awarded to Latham Home Sanitation Company Inc. Outcome: approved.

- Crushed granite multi-year contract (item 1450, substitute): Multi-year contract to supply crushed stone (quantity and term as described in the agenda) reduced from about $7.08 million to a substitute amount of $6,064,651. Outcome: approved.

- North Indian Creek Drive traffic signal (item 1512): Low-bid award to NGT Group Inc. for traffic signal and pavement marking in an amount not to exceed $529,761.26; 270-day schedule. Outcome: approved.

- Equipment trailers (item 1201): Purchase of twenty-five 20-ton equipment trailers for fleet management; award to JME Sales Inc. in an amount not to exceed $549,600. Outcome: approved.

- Indress & Hauser maintenance sole source (item 1604): Sole-source maintenance parts and services for Indress and Hauser water treatment systems at multiple wastewater plants; amount not to exceed $2,700,000; awarded to INDRESS and Hauser. Outcome: approved.

Grants accepted

- Safe Streets and Roads for All (item 1632): Accepted $800,000 from the Federal Highway Administration to develop a safety action plan to identify high-injury locations in unincorporated DeKalb County; the item reserves $200,000 of SPLOST I funds for the local match. Director Pelton said the county will procure a consultant and that the grant also funds demonstration projects.

- North Fork Peachtree Creek Greenway (item 1637): Accepted $800,000 from the Georgia Department of Transportation for concept development of a trail segment from Fisher Trail to Chamblee Tucker Road. The grant funds concept-level design (roughly a GDOT concept report, about 30% design) and is paired with $200,000 of SPLOST I matching funds, county staff said.

- Grade-separated crossing concept (item 1629): Accepted Federal Railroad Administration funds for a concept study to eliminate an at-grade railroad crossing on Constitution Road. The study cost is about $575,000 with a $115,000 SPLOST I match and approximately $460,000 federal funding.

Deferred and audit items

Several large items at or above the county's $3,000,000 audit threshold remained in audit and were deferred in committee, including engineering design services and certain sole-source and cooperative-agreement change orders (agenda items 1261, 1301, 1336). Committee members moved to defer those until audit review is complete.

What commissioners said

Director Pelton and county staff briefed commissioners on the grants and procurement details. Commissioners asked about timelines and public engagement for the greenway concept and the Scope of Work for the safety action plan; staff said public engagement will be part of the trail concept and that consultants will be procured to complete the safety plan.

Ending

Most procurement items on the committee agenda were approved by voice vote. Larger, audit-threshold procurements were deferred pending Office of Internal Audit review; the administration said substitute items or revised proposals will be returned to committee when audit recommendations are complete.