Purchasing Type: Low Bidders (LB)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): All
LB- Invitation No. 2026-057-ITB Field Verification and Reporting of Public and Private Service Lines (Multi-year). For use by Department of Watershed Management to obtain services to verify and report ingress and egress water line materials. Recommend award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder: Integrated Construction Management, Inc.: Amount Not To Exceed: $1,263,625.00.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) require all community public water systems to identify and remove lead service lines. The regulations require the County to complete a comprehensive inventory of the material composition of both the public- and private-side service lines by October 2027.
The County does not have sufficient in-house staff to verify all service lines identified by the statistical model, as such, contractor support is necessary to complete the required field verifications. This project includes meter pit inspection services for up to an estimated maximum quantity of 10,000 addresses, to identify and record the material of both the public (utility-owned) and private (customer-owned) service lines. The Contractor will be required to determine the service line material entering and leaving the meter pit for all meters serving each address provided.
This Contract is critical to ensuring the County complies with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Lead and Copper Rule requirements. LB- Invitation No. 2026-057-ITB Field Verification and Reporting of Public and Private Service Lines (Multi-year). For use by Department of Watershed Management to obtain Services to verify and report ingress and egress water line materials. This contract is essential in achieving regulatory compliance, failure to meet the EPA and EPD requirements could result in significant enforcement actions.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend Award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder:
Integrated Construction Management, Inc., 4260 Clausell Ct Suite 108 Decatur, GA 30035
Amount Not To Exceed $1,263,625.00
And authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. LSBE Participation: Prime LSBE-DeKalb Firm
2. Contract Effective Date: Date of Contract Execution
3. Contract Expiration Date: December 31, 2028
4. Funding: Enterprise (CIP Line Nos. 512 and 513)
5. Additional Bidders:
Duke’s Root Control, Inc.
400 Airport Road, Suite E
Elgin, IL 60123
National Metering Services, Inc.
163 Schuyler Avenue, Box 491
Kearny, NJ 07032
(Non-responsive)