Agenda Item
v. Contract ~ Cooperative Agreement ~ Sourcewell Cooperative Contract # 041123-CPL ~ Georgia Power Authorized Dealer ~ Cooper Lighting ~ Sport Lighting Upgrade Phase 2 (Not to Exceed $823,652) ~ Updated 7.6.2026
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County School Board of Education (“the Board”) approve the use of the cooperative agreement - Sourcewell Cooperative Contract # 041123-CPL between DeKalb County School District (“DCSD”) and Georgia Power Company (authorized dealer for Cooper Lighting) for the Sports Lighting Program Phase 2, which shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions contained therein not to exceed $823,652. The stadiums slated for upgraded stadium lighting are:
Napoleon B. Cobb Stadium (Formerly Avondale Stadium)
North DeKalb Stadium
Why: Approval of the use of the Cooperative Agreement with Georgia Power Company (an authorized dealer for Cooper Lighting) through Sourcewell will provide the necessary upgrades and maintenance to stadium lighting with a full sports lighting package for Napoleon B. Cobb (Formerly Avondale Stadium) and North DeKalb Stadiums. By utilizing this agreement, DCSD will have access to the fixed pricing that has been competitively solicited and awarded.
Details: The purpose of this project is to upgrade the stadium lighting to LED lights. The Sports Lighting Package Program with Georgia Power Company through Cooper Lighting is a full turnkey solution that will offer design, construction, and maintenance of the new LED lights. The LED LumaSport 8 Prism fixtures will improve quality and necessary upgrades to the sites.
On February 10, 2025, the Board approved the use of the cooperative agreement to upgrade LED lights at Adams Stadium, Godfrey Stadium, and Hallford Stadium. The remaining two stadiums, Napoleon B. Cobb (Formerly Avondale) and North DeKalb Stadium, will be provided with a full sports lighting package with additional features and upgraded technology. It will enhance safety, event experience, and energy savings for the DeKalb County School District (“DCSD”) and all stakeholders.
Georgia Power Company is located at 241 Ralph McGill Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30308 Cooper Lighting Solutions (local office) is located at 1121 Highway 74 South, Peachtree City, GA 30269
Financial impact: The total budget not to exceed $823,652.00 from this project is allocated from the cost code 100.2600.543009.00011.7520.9990.8013.040.0000 - General Fund Budget.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer,Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Keith Ball, Executive Director of Facilities and Capital Improvement, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Effective: Upon Board Approval and a fully executed contract
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer
Division of Operations
FROM: Dr. Devon Q. Horton, Superintendent
Office of the Superintendent
DATE: February 10, 2025
RE: Contract ~ Cooperative Agreement ~ Georgia Power as Authorized Dealer through Cooper Lighting ~
Sourcewell Cooperative Contract # 041123-CPL (Not to exceed $1,341,198)
At its business meeting on Monday, February 10, 2025, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the use of the
cooperative agreement - Sourcewell Cooperative Contract # 041123-CPL between DeKalb County School District
(“DCSD”) and Georgia Power Company (an authorized dealer for Cooper Lighting) for the Sports Lighting
Program which shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions contained therein not to exceed
$1,341,198.
Please take the appropriate action to affect this directive of the Board.
DQH:cm
c: Ms. Carla Smith, Executive Director, Vendor Services, Division of Finance
Ms. Latrice Brown-Shropshire, Purchasing Assistant, Division of Finance