DeKalb committee approves multiple public‑works contracts, holds large water/sewer package for follow‑up

The DeKalb County Public Works and Infrastructure Committee approved a slate of contract renewals and awards in its opening meeting of the year, advancing procurement for parks sanitation, traffic signals, road resurfacing and watershed services while holding one large on‑call water and sewer package for further departmental review.

Chair (unnamed) opened the meeting and Commissioner Shakira Johnson moved to approve the meeting minutes from Dec. 15, which the committee adopted by voice vote.

Among the items approved: the committee renewed a portable‑toilet rental contract (Contract No. 1380452) with United Rentals North America Inc., doing business as Reliable On‑Site Service, for use at parks and county events. A county director explained the contract covers permanent and seasonal units — citing locations such as Arabia Mountain, Wade Walker and Pleasantdale — and confirmed units ‘‘are already on order.’’

The panel also approved a first renewal of multi‑vendor traffic signal equipment contracts to support parts for roughly 600 traffic signals, school flashers and intersection beacons; staff identified Utilicom Supply Associates LLC, Control Technologies Inc. and Wavetronix LLC among the awardees. The committee adopted several on‑call engineering contract term extensions so existing vendors can finish current design tasks while a new solicitation is finalized.

On watershed work, the committee advanced a change order to extend the Snap Finger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility design‑build contract and expand its UV disinfection design capacity (see separate item). The committee approved a three‑year restoration services contract (ITB 2025‑064) to supply labor and materials for concrete, sod and landscape restoration countywide and recommended awards to Otico Development LLC, Jewel of the South Inc. and JMB Landscaping Inc.

A large on‑call water and sewer package (change orders to contracts including 1301523/1301524, with awardees such as GS Construction and The Renee Group) listed a total ‘‘not to exceed’’ amount in the transcript and was not advanced during the meeting; staff noted they were waiting on additional information from Mr. Lavois Campbell's department and the committee held the item in committee for follow‑up.

The committee approved a substitute award for the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) resurfacing program to Triple R Paving and Construction LLC. Staff said the substitute reduced the cost by nearly $600,000 and agreed to circulate the list of streets scheduled for resurfacing to the commissioners.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Item 2025‑1861 (minutes): motion to approve moved by Commissioner Shakira Johnson; approved by voice vote. - Item 2025‑1749 (portable toilet rental, Contract No. 1380452 to United Rentals/ Reliable On‑Site Service, amount stated in the record as not to exceed $161,000): approved by voice vote. - Item 2025‑1790 (traffic signal equipment renewals, stated not to exceed $975,000): approved by voice vote. - Item 2025‑1551 (Snap Finger UV change order — see full article): approved by voice vote. - Item 2025‑1835 (on‑call engineering term extensions): approved by voice vote. - Item 2025‑1712 (restoration services ITB 2025‑064, stated not to exceed $4,100,000): approved by voice vote. - Item 2025‑1433 (on‑call water & sewer renewals / change orders, transcript lists total not to exceed $68,421,096.85): held in committee for further departmental review. - Item 2025‑1265 (consent‑decree sewer assessment; transcript lists award recommendation to Kemi Construction Co. Inc. / Southeast Pipe Survey Inc., amount stated as not to exceed $49,752,501): pending/awaiting final information. - Item 2025‑1550 (LMIG resurfacing, substitute award to Triple R Paving and Construction LLC): approved by voice vote.

The meeting closed with brief remarks and an adjournment vote. Several items will return to committee with requested additional details (notably the large on‑call water and sewer package and the consent‑decree award) before final county commission action.