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Savannah council approves multimillion IT, software and airport purchases
Summary
Council approved a series of procurement items including a major smart‑meter contract modification, ESRI GIS maintenance, IT network maintenance and Microsoft enterprise licensing, plus airport vehicles and equipment. The Mayor corrected a transcription error on the Badger Meters figure during the meeting.
The Savannah City Council on April 23 approved a slate of purchasing items that include multi‑year IT and software agreements and a series of airport purchases.
Among the items approved were a modification to the Badger Meters advanced meter infrastructure deployment, ESRI GIS online maintenance and support, annual IT network maintenance and security services, Microsoft enterprise software procurement, and janitorial services. During the reading of amounts, Mayor Van R. Johnson II corrected a figure that had been read aloud: the modification for Badger Meters was clarified at the meeting as $13,427,000 rather than $13,427 as initially read.
Council also approved airport items (items 16–26) covering vehicle purchases, catering and marketing activations, equipment replacement and warranty agreements. The airport slate included approval for replacement police vehicles, marketing participation with Visit Savannah and a multi‑year public address system assurance plan.
The procurement approvals were handled by voice vote; agenda readers listed contract types and amounts for each item and the motions were passed as a block where noted. Councilmembers had a brief separate discussion on the Middle Ground Road multimodal trail design (a Kimley‑Horn contract modification cited at approximately $804,500), with Alderwoman Alicia Miller Blakely asking staff to provide the design map showing how the trail will connect into existing facilities and noting the contract reports 43.2% participation (DBE/MBE) on the contract.
City staff said the Microsoft and network maintenance agreements are part of the city’s ongoing enterprise IT support; council did not request additional briefings on the items during the meeting.
