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Smyrna council authorizes generator upgrades, several contracts and appointments; denies contractor extension
Summary
The Smyrna Mayor and Council authorized a modified Georgia Power scope to upgrade generators at essential facilities (net project reduction to $10,194,596), awarded several contracts including a $394,984.55 streambank stabilization job and a $200,000-per-year holiday lighting lease, approved an intergovernmental hosting agreement with Austell for $1,000 annually, appointed Eric Randall to the License and Variance Board, denied a Baldwin Paving 10-day extension request, and approved consent items including a $91,927.30 CDBG increase.
The Smyrna Mayor and Council on July 16, 2024, approved a package of infrastructure and services contracts, a board appointment and routine consent items, and denied a contractor's request for additional days on a traffic-shift contract.
Staff asked the council to authorize a modification to the Georgia Power master services scope after engineering found the city's existing generators did not adequately serve essential facilities. According to staff, removing some originally approved lighting work reduced costs by $2,316,297 while expanding the generator/switchgear scope increased costs by $1,775,650; the overall approved amount changed from $10,735,243 to…
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