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Rockdale County approves multiple procurement contracts including road paving change orders and public-safety purchases
Summary
The Rockdale County Board approved a series of budgeted procurement items: dewatering pumps, root-control and roofing contracts, two change orders that expand Bethel Road resurfacing, a fluoride pump replacement, Hazmat suits, a burn-permit website add-on, and Axon equipment for the sheriff’s office.
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of budgeted procurement items, including water enterprise purchases, roofing work, roadway change orders and public-safety equipment.
Water Resources presented contracts for diesel bypass dewatering pumps (Excellent Dewatering Solutions) totaling $201,830.51 plus a 10% contingency, and a unit-price contract with Dukes Root Control not to exceed $40,000 to treat sewer-line root intrusions; staff noted the contractor is contractually responsible for damages caused by root-control chemicals. The board approved those items in a grouped vote.
General Services presented roof replacement contracts for the sheriff’s office and Johnson Park (totaling $1,376,130 including contingency); the board approved that contract. Director Brian Kelly described two change orders to the existing Atlanta Paving and Concrete resurfacing contract for Bethel Road: change order #2 (adding 0.25 miles) for $96,624.30 and change order #3 (adding 0.42 miles) for $169,426.20; both were described as FLAS-funded and approved by voice vote.
Other approved requisitions included a fluoride feed pump replacement (EcoTech, $38,300), 24 hazmat suits for Fire Rescue’s special operations team (Allsafe Industries, $29,972.82), and a small website add-on to accept online burn permit applications and publish daily permit applicants (Solia Digital Media; small setup and annual renewal fees). Deputy Chief Perkins described the burn-permit function and noted the county can turn applications on or off and that burn permits are one-day permits that expire at dark.
The board also approved two Axon Enterprise requests for the sheriff’s office: taser handles totaling $32,854.88 and a fleet 'true-up' of $46,011.04 (both budgeted to the general fund).
All procurement items reported as budgeted to the presenting funds (water enterprise fund, general fund or host-funded) were approved by voice vote. Where staff described contingencies or liability provisions in contracts, commissioners noted and accepted those protections during the motions.
What’s next: departments will execute contracts and carry out procurement tasks per the contract terms and notice-to-proceed windows identified in the staff presentations.
