Agenda Item
iv. E-SPLOST V Project: RFP No. 22-752-023 for GC Services E.L. Miller Elementary School Major Building System Replacement (Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. (not to exceed $6,997,200)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Richard H. Boyd, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve an E-SPLOST V budget reallocation in the amount of $1,100,000 from Program Contingency which will allow the proper funds to be allocated to the necessary project cost code for the construction of the major building system replacement at E.L. Miller Elementary School.
It is requested that the Board of Education approve the award of RFP No. 22-752-023 to Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., the most responsive and responsible offeror whose proposal is the most advantageous to the Board based on the evaluation factors, for general contractor services for E.L. Miller Elementary School for the lump sum amount of $6,997,200.
Why: To approve the award of a lump sum construction contract for major building system replacement at E.L. Miller Elementary School.
Details: Specific details related to the scope of work for this Request for Proposal can be found on the DeKalb County School District’s solicitation website at https://dekalbschoolsga.ionwave.net/
The RFP was issued on April 28, 2022, and notification of the upcoming bid was sent via email to more than 150 vendors from the DCSD vendor list, 2,331 vendors through the State of Georgia Procurement Registry, and 327 vendors through Demandstar. The solicitation was advertised in the Champion and posted on the DCSD website. Eight (8) people attended the virtual mandatory pre-proposal meeting on May 12, 2022, representing five (5) general contractor firms. Three (3) proposals were received on July 12, 2022, for the E.L. Miller Elementary School Major Building System Replacement Project. All three proposals were deemed responsive and were evaluated by a selection committee.
Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., will be responsible for the general contracting work as outlined in the proposal documents. The DeKalb County School District’s Standard Firm Fixed Price Contract will be used. The award of this contract will allow for the commencement of the construction of this project. Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., is located at 3200 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Suite 210, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
Financial impact: The total contract amount for the E.L. Miller Elementary School Major Building System Replacement project in the amount of $6,997,200 will be allocated from the construction cost code SP5FACCON.35435.GENCONTR under the voter-approved E-SPLOST V program. A budget reallocation of $1,100,000 from program contingency is required to fund this project.
Contact: Mr. Richard Boyd, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Effective: Upon board approval.
Status: Approved by General Counsel.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
After the May 24, 2016, approval of the 2017-2022 E-SPLOST V referendum by DeKalb voters, the Board
approved an E-SPLOST V list of projects on December 5, 2016, for $561 million to include various capital
renewal, renovations and classroom addition projects throughout the District. The E.L. Miller Elementary
School Major Building System Replacement project was included in that list with a current construction
budget of $5,940,000.
An RFP was issued on April 28, 2022, for the E.L. Miller Elementary School Major Building System
Replacement Project. Three (3) proposals were received on July 12, 2022, for the E.L. Miller Elementary
School Major Building System Replacement Project. All three proposals were deemed responsive and
were evaluated by a selection committee. This recommendation is based on the review and evaluation
of the three (3) responsive proposals received.
An additional request is being made for a reallocation of the project budget of $1,100,000 from Program
Contingency for a total project construction budget of $7,040,000.