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Operations committee approves airport fencing replacement and taxiway design work at Peachtree airport
Summary
DeKalb operations approved acceptance of a grant‑funded contract for perimeter fencing replacement and taxiway rehabilitation/relocation at the county airport and awarded the perimeter fencing bid to Delta Specialty Contractors LLC (award ~ $1.865 million); county's matching share was stated as $600,000 (25% of $2.4 million).
The DeKalb County operations committee voted to accept a grant‑funded contract and to award a bid package to replace perimeter security fencing and to design/rehabilitate taxiway work at the county’s Peachtree/Peace Tree Airport.
Staff described agenda item 260905 as a 75% state/federal cost‑share project in which the county would pay 25% — identified in the briefing as a $600,000 match on a $2.4 million project — for perimeter fencing replacement and taxiway rehabilitation and relocation to meet current federal standards. Staff said some taxiway relocation work is intended to address recurring safety incursions at a specific intersection on the airfield.
The committee also approved agenda item 260714, a recommended award to Delta Specialty Contractors LLC for perimeter security and wildlife fencing in an amount not to exceed $1,865,395.50; staff clarified that this award represents the fencing portion of the larger project budget. Commissioners asked whether the county was currently noncompliant with federal standards; staff responded that the airfield is presently grandfathered and the design work will bring the facility closer to current standards and improve safety.
Both items were approved by voice vote. Staff noted the division of the project budget between the fencing award and the taxiway design work during the discussion.
