Agenda Item
vi. Contract ~ Cooperative Agreement ~ Sourcewell RFP #081523 ~ Hussey Seating Corporation ~ Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment, Inc. (SSE) ~ Authorized Reseller ~ Bleacher Replacement Installation ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (Not to exceed $319,577.01)
Summary: Presented by: Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education (“the Board") approve DeKalb County School District (“DCSD”) use of the Sourcewell RFP #081523 Cooperative Agreement contract between DeKalb County School District (“DCSD”) and Hussey Seating Corporation, where their Exclusive Dealer, Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment, Inc. (SSE) will serve as a provider of installation services for bleacher seating in the gymnasium at Martin Luther King Jr. High School for a not to exceed amount of $319,557.01.
Why: Approval of the use of the Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement with Hussey Seating Corporation, where Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment, Inc. is the exclusive dealer of Hussey Seating Corporation in the State of Georgia, will provide purchase and installation of the gymnasium bleachers at MLK High School.
By utilizing this agreement, DCSD will have access to the fixed pricing that has been competitively solicited and awarded and leverage the buying power of Cooperative Agreements, resulting in increased economies of scale and efficiencies regarding reduced installation cost and administrative oversight.
The approval of the use of this Cooperative Agreement meets Strategic Goal Area 6: Organizational Excellence.
Details: The Operations Division is requesting approval of the use of the Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement RFP# 081523 with Hussey Seating Corporation, and their exclusive dealer, Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment, Inc. to perform bleacher seating installation at MLK Jr. High School. The Sourcewell RFP #081523 contract permits the installation of event seating for K-12 educational uses.
On August 15, 2023, Sourcewell issued RFP# 081523 for Event Seating and Staging Solutions with Related Accessories and Services from which Supplier (Hussey Seating Corporation) was awarded a contract based on their proposal’s response to the RFP. As the State of Georgia exclusive dealer of Hussey Seating Corporation products, Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment, Inc. will use the Sourcewell contract to purchase the needed bleacher seating and perform the installation.
The DeKalb County School District’s Standard Form of Fixed Price Construction Contract will be used.
Hussey Seating Corporation, 38 Dyer Street Ext., North Berwick, ME 03906
Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment, Inc. (local) is located at 1205 Peachtree Pkwy. Suite 1204, Cumming, GA 30041
Financial impact: The total contract amount for the gymnasium bleacher replacement at MLK Jr. High School services is a not-to-exceed amount of $319,557.01.
The financial impact of the cooperative agreement with Hussey Seating Corporation will be allocated from general funds. 100.2600.543009.00011.7520.9990.8013.040.0000 MAINT-SYS-PARTS & MAJOR WORK
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1447
Mr. Keith Ball, Executive Director of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
May 5, 2025
RE: Hussey Seating Company/Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to confirm that Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment (SSE) is our
Exclusive Dealer for the entire state of Georgia and Florida, with the exception for
Florida panhandle counties Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson,
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington. Southeastern Surfaces &
Equipment is authorized to sell, distribute, repair, service and maintain the Hussey
Seating line products in the State of Georgia and Florida.
Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment is also Hussey’s Sourcewell Contract Seating
Provider for Georgia and Florida for the above-mentioned territory under Contract #
081523-HSC through 2027. SSE has been trained on the requirements of, and
meets the pricing criteria for, the Sourcewell Contract # 081523-HSC between
Hussey Seating and Sourcewell.
Your representative from SSE should be able to answer any questions you may have,
but please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
Shawn McCollum
Dealer Sales Manager
207-641-5586 cell
smccollum@husseyseating.com
Hussey Seating Company
38 Dyer Street Ext. North Berwick, ME 03906 USA
tel +1 207.676.2271 fax +1 207.676.2222
www.husseyseating.com info@husseyseating.com