PWI committee approves contract renewals, grant submissions and emergency pavement-marking ratification

DeKalb County’s Public Works & Infrastructure Committee approved a slate of contract renewals, extensions and grant submissions at its Oct. 7 meeting, moving numerous time-sensitive items forward before members adjourned.

The committee approved extensions and award actions across water and road programs, including multiyear chemical supply contracts to support drinking-water and wastewater treatment, a water meter installation contract, traffic-signal projects and a phase 2 expansion of the county’s stormwater master plan. Staff also received permission to submit competitive grant applications to the Georgia Department of Transportation for a roundabout and two trails projects that would require local matching funds if selected.

Why it matters: the approvals preserve continuity of service for utilities and road maintenance, authorize federal grant-seeking that could fund large capital work, and ratify an emergency purchase the county says was necessary to restore pavement markings important to road safety.

Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes — outcome: approved (voice vote: aye). Provenance: agenda opening and minutes approval. - 2025‑1283 — change orders to extend water/wastewater treatment chemical contracts (multiple vendors) — outcome: approved. (block evidence: item presentation and vote.) - 2025‑1266 — substitute and ratification related to chlorine and chemical supplies (Brenntag Mid South Inc.) — outcome: approved; staff said a partial purchase order had been issued and was included in the $4.5 million request. - 2025‑1214 (RFP 24‑500674) — water meter installation and cul-de-sac renewal — recommended award to Metals and Materials Engineers LLC, revised total $12,142,625 — outcome: approved. - 2025‑1417 — salt supply contract term extension to 12/31/2026 (FM Shelton) — outcome: approved. - 2025‑1270 — renewal with Pratt Recycling for single-stream processing (exercise second renewal) — outcome: approved; staff noted a rate increase from $65/ton to $80/ton and falling contamination rates. - 2025‑1378 — resurfacing contract term extension for Elmegg Road (HEH Paving) — outcome: approved (term extension; no new funds). - 2025‑1503 — authorization to submit GDOT grant applications (roundabout and trails) — outcome: approved; federal requests total $5.85M with local matches totaling $3.6M (if selected). - 2025‑1311 — acceptance of GDOT LMIG safety funds ($403,000) — outcome: approved. - 2025‑1219 and 2025‑1358 — traffic-signal contract actions (NGT Group LLC) — outcome: approved. - 2025‑1279 — asphaltic mix contract adjustments and vendor assignment after an acquisition — outcome: approved. - 2025‑1360 — expansion of stormwater master plan with Arcadis US Inc., up to $1,175,500 and term to 6/30/2027 — outcome: approved. - Ratify purchase order 5047929 for emergency pavement-marking services (Peak Pavement Marking LLC) — outcome: approved; staff said work was in progress and critical to road safety. - Multiple items were deferred, including an item held for FAB coordination and one referred to the first meeting in December with a prior PWI stop.

What’s next: awards that depend on GDOT selection will require local matching funds if chosen; stormwater phase 2 will produce capital improvement recommendations and may identify pilot green-infrastructure work and retention-pond decommissioning options that require additional legal and funding steps.

Provenance: topic introductions and vote confirmations appear across the meeting transcript (topic starts in SEG 001; votes and key presentations appear throughout SEG 058–SEG 1251).