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Commissioners approve Tetra Tech amendment after debate over pricing and procurement
Summary
The board voted 6-1 to accept Amendment No. 1 to the Master Services Agreement with Tetra Tech Inc. to adjust pricing based on CPI; several commissioners probed procurement history and whether the county should re-bid services.
The Dougherty County Board of Commissioners on April 9 approved Amendment No. 1 to a Master Services Agreement with Tetra Tech Inc. to adjust pricing for debris monitoring and recovery services based on the Consumer Price Index.
County Attorney Charles Schaller explained the item as an amendment that "adjusts the pricing for their services, based on the CPI," not a complete renewal of the original contract. Commissioners pressed staff on procurement history, asking whether the service had been re-bid and where the county stood in the contracts renewal timeline. Schaller said the original contract was signed in February 2025 with renewal options and this amendment addresses pricing for the current option year.
District 6 Commissioner Jones defended the vendors past work, saying the company had performed well when the county "was back against the wall," and that "they did a yeoman's job." Other commissioners said their concerns were about procurement process and price checks rather than vendor performance.
After discussion, a motion to approve the amendment (moved by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Gray) passed 6-1. One commissioner voted against the amendment; the record shows the majority supported executing the amendment to maintain service continuity while pricing is adjusted.
The county attorney said staff can return with additional procurement checks if the board requests them; the meeting recorded a directive to provide more detail and documentation on the contract history if needed.
