Agenda Item
vii. Contract ~ Cooperative Agreement ~ OMNIA Partners #R2416~ Job Order Contracting Services (JOC)~ Brown & Root Industrial Services ~ Kingsley Elementary School HVAC Unit Replacement (Not to Exceed $450,000)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve the contract for Job Order Contracting services for the Kingsley ES HVAC project to Brown & Root Industrial Services, to replace existing temporary rental HVAC units at Kingsley ES in an amount not to exceed $450,000.
Why: This request is to approve a contract with Brown & Root Industrial Services under the cooperative agreement with OMNIA Partners #R2416 to replace existing temporary rental HVAC units for the Kingsley ES HVAC Project. The approval of this contract will provide a permanent solution to the temporary rental equipment currently in place. Due to the immediate need to make the repairs, utilizing an approved contractor under the Cooperative Agreement-OMNIA Partners #R2416 will expedite completing the project.
Details: On December 8, 2025, the Board approved the use of the Cooperative Agreement with OMNIA Partners Contract #24-16 for Job Order Contracting Services. The Division of Operations is requesting approval for a contract with Brown & Root Industrial Services, one of the awardees, under the cooperative agreement with OMNIA Partners #R2416 to replace existing temporary rental HVAC units for the Kingsley ES HVAC Project. Utilizing the cooperative agreement and contracting with Brown & Root Industrial Services, the Facilities and Maintenance department can fulfill the immediate need to make the necessary repairs and upgrades for the Kinsley HVAC project.
OMNIA Partners Cooperative Agreement - Contract #R24-16 is for an initial term of two (2) years with three (3) optional one (1) year renewals, with the renewal offer at the sole discretion of OMNIA.
Financial impact: The total budget for this project is allocated from the cost code (100.2600.543009.00011.8700.9990.8013.040.0000) under the Division of Operations General Fund Budget in the not-to-exceed amount of $450,000.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations,678-676-1470
Mr. Keith Ball, Executive Director-Capital Improvement & Facilities, Division of Operations, 678-676-1397
Mr. Bobby Moncrief, Director of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678-676-1478
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
Contract – Cooperative Agreement
OMNIA Partners#R2416 – Job Order Contracting Services
Brown & Root Industrial
Kingsley ES HVAC Project
Scope:
Contract Award – Cooperative Agreement - OMNIA Partners #R2416.
– Brown & Root Industrial Services – Kingsley Elementary School HVAC Unit
Replacement
Contract Term
On December 8, 2025, the Board approved the use of the Cooperative Agreement
with OMNIA Partners Contract #24-16 for Job Order Contracting Services.
The OMNIA Partners Cooperative Agreement- Contract #R24-16 is for an
initial term of two (2) years with three (3) optional one (1) year renewals, with the
renewal offer at the sole discretion of OMNIA. Brown & Root Industrial Services is
one of several awardees of the OMNIA contract.
Background
Solicitation and Award Process
Region 4 ESC, Principal Procurement Agency for The OMNIA Partners
Cooperative, issued a solicitation for RFCSP Contract #R24-16 – Job Order
Contracting (JOC) Services solicitation on October 7, 2024, to establish a national
cooperative contract for Job Order Contracting Services. The awarded vendors
will use the OMNIA contract to provide services for repairs, alterations, and minor
construction projects on an as-needed basis, districtwide. Responses were
received on January 7, 2025. Proposals were evaluated by Region 4 ESC
evaluation committee. Brown & Root Industrial was one of several awardees and
received a Recommendation of Contract Award.
Award
The DeKalb County School District sought and received Board approval on
December 8, 2025, to utilize OMNIA Partners Cooperative Agreement-
Contract #R24-16 for Job Order Contracting districtwide. The approval of this
contract to use Brown & Root Industrial will provide a permanent solution to the
temporary rental equipment currently in place. Due to the immediate need to
make the repairs, utilizing an approved contractor under the Cooperative
Agreement-OMNIA Partners #R2416 will expedite completing the project.
This agenda item fulfills the immediate need to make the necessary repairs and
upgrades for the Kinsley HVAC project. Since this project exceeds $100,000,
it requires Board approval pursuant to Board Policy DJE – D3(d), Exception
to Competitive Selection and compliance with Board Policy DJE-
D(IV)(B)(2) Exceptions for Competitive Selection – Required Levels of
Approval.