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File #: 2025-1835    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 12/11/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/13/2026 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): All CO - Change Order No. 2 to Contract Nos.: 1284731 1284732, 1284730, 1284724 and Change Order No. 3 to Contract Nos.: 1284733 and 1296598 On Call Engineering Services (Multiyear Contract): for use by the Department Watershed Management (DWM). These contracts consist of providing on call engineering services that primarily include engineering studies, design, land surveying, construction administration, and related services for water and wastewater projects under the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Consent Decree (CD). This request seeks to ratify a previously provided contract term increase. This request also seeks to increase the contract term through December 31, 2026 to allow existing vendors the ability to complete current design projects that cannot be transferred to a new engineer. Awarded to Brown and Caldwell, Inc., CDM Smith, Inc., Tetra Tech, Inc., WSP USA Inc, Arcadis, and Freese and Nichols- Graham Joint Venture. CONTRACT TERM INCREASE ONLY.
Attachments: 1. 2025-1521 Agenda Notes, 2. 2025-1521 Change Order Request Forms - combined
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Purchasing Type: Change Order (CO)                               

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                   Department: Purchasing & Contracting                                     

 

AGENDA ITEM:

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Commission District(s): All

CO - Change Order No. 2 to Contract Nos.: 1284731 1284732, 1284730, 1284724 and Change Order No. 3 to Contract Nos.: 1284733 and 1296598 On Call Engineering Services (Multiyear Contract): for use by the Department Watershed Management (DWM). These contracts consist of providing on call engineering services that primarily include engineering studies, design, land surveying, construction administration, and related services for water and wastewater projects under the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Consent Decree (CD). This request seeks to ratify a previously provided contract term increase. This request also seeks to increase the contract term through December 31, 2026 to allow existing vendors the ability to complete current design projects that cannot be transferred to a new engineer. Awarded to Brown and Caldwell, Inc., CDM Smith, Inc., Tetra Tech, Inc., WSP USA Inc, Arcadis, and Freese and Nichols- Graham Joint Venture. CONTRACT TERM INCREASE ONLY.

 

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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer

Phone Number: (404) 687-3581

 

PURPOSE:

Awarded by the BOC on March 8, 2022 to six (6) vendors for a total amount not to exceed $48,000,000.00 for on-call engineering.  On November 5, 2025, Change Order #1 was approved via In-House Award allowing the vendors to utilize their 2025 rates. Solicitation 2025-051-RFP, On Call Engineering, is due for approval by the BOC on December 9, 2025, awarding eight (8) new contracts for this service. This request seeks to ratify a previously provided contract term increase. This request also seeks to increase the contract term through December 31, 2026. This increase will allow existing vendors the ability to complete current design projects that cannot be transferred to a new engineer that will be onboarding. Approval will allow existing projects to be completed within the given time frames for Brown and Caldwell, CDM Smith, Tetra Tech, WSP USA Inc, Arcadis U.S. Inc, and Freese and Nichols- Graham Joint Venture.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

Recommend approval of Change Order Nos: 2 and 3 with:

 

Brown and Caldwell Inc., 990 Hammond Drive, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30328

Note: LSBE Participation 22%

Estimated amount spent to date: $2,739,899.19

 

 

CDM Smith Inc., 3200 Windy Hill Road, Ste 210 W, Atlanta, GA 30339

Note: LSBE Participation 31%

Estimated amount spent to date: $2,546,242.00

 

Tetra Tech, Inc., 1899 Powers Ferry Road, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30339

Note: LSBE Participation 38%

Estimated amount spent to date: $2,337,165.55

 

WSP USA, Inc., 3340 Peachtree Road NE, Tower Place 100, Ste 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326

Note: LSBE Participation 22%

Estimated amount spent to date: $1,959,321.58

 

 

Arcadis U.S. Inc., 2839 Paces Ferry Road, Ste 900, Atlanta, GA 30339

Note: LSBE Participation 15%

Estimated amount spent to date: $3,697,662.68

 

Freese and Nichols - Graham Joint Venture, 1979 Lakeside Parkway, Ste 180, Tucker, GA 30084

Note: LSBE Participation 24%

Estimated amount spent to date: $2,388,387.03

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Commission Districts:        All Districts

2. Contract Effective Date:                     May 3, 2025 (Contract No. 1284731 and Contract No. 1284733)

June 10, 2022 (Contract No. 1284732)

                                                                                    July 5, 2022 (Contract No. 1284730)

                                                                                    July 12, 2022 (Contract No. 1284724)

3. Contract Effective Date:                     January 30, 2026

4. Amount Spent to Date:                     $15,668,678.03

5. Funding:                                                               Renewal & Extension

                                                                                                         Various CIP Line Nos