Agenda Item
i. Service Agreements ~ Independent Contractor Agreements (ICA) ~ Strategic Environmental Solutions ~ Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Inspection (Total Contract Not to Exceed $93,500)
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 following Independent Contractor Agreements (ICA), to Strategic Environmental Solutions, that exceed $50,000 with a total contract value not-to-exceed $93,500.
Why: This request is to approve Strategic Environmental Solutions as contractor, to execute a three (3) year AHERA inspection and management plan for 110 DeKalb County School District (DCSD) facilities in support of the Facilities/Maintenance Department strategic goals.
Details: The request is for the approval of the above-listed vendor services for onsite inspection of asbestos-containing building materials, review of asbestos abatement, encapsulation or enclosure of asbestos-containing materials and records completed in the last three (3) years and review of the previous re-inspection and management plan for each school or facility.
An AHERA inspection is a federally mandated assessment of K-12 school buildings to identify, locate, and evaluate the condition of asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM). Required by the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), this inspection ensures that students and staff are not exposed to airborne asbestos fibers.
Core Components of AHERA Compliance
Initial Inspection: An EPA-accredited inspector must conduct a thorough visual and physical examination of all interior and accessible areas within school buildings to locate any ACBM.
Three-Year Reinspection: Once the initial inspection is complete, schools must have an accredited inspector re-evaluate the condition of any known or assumed asbestos materials every three years.
Six-Month Periodic Surveillance: Every six months, a designated school official must visually check the condition of the asbestos materials to ensure they have not degraded or become damaged.
Management Plans: The inspection findings are used to create an Asbestos Management Plan. This document outlines the location, quantity, and planned maintenance or removal of the materials-must be kept onsite and made available to parents, teachers, and staff.
On October 18, 2021, the Board of Education approved the revision of Board Policy DJE (IV) A.2 - Independent Contractor Agreements, to require Board approval for any Independent Contractor Agreements with a total cost of $50,000.00 or more.
Additionally, per Board Policy -Purchasing DJE III(C)(2) - Competitive Selection of Vendors for Non-Capital Projects - Purchases or contracts totaling $5,000+ shall require at least 2 written quotes and selected based on objective criteria (performance and execution).
The board policies can be found here:
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Policy/ViewPolicy.aspx?S=4054&revid=IsVaB6Z2x9NPZkwqJm84zQ==&ptid=amIgTZiB9plushNjl6WXhfiOQ==&secid=y1ZW0qRGjEafuplusqEjNeK2Q==&PG=6&IRP=0&isPndg=false
Financial impact: General Fund Budget: 100.2600.543000.00011.7520.000.8013.040.0000
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Mr. Keith Ball, Executive Director of Capital Improvement & Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1397
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by Office of Legal Affairs
List of DCSD Facilities
Square Operation
Type School Name Acreage Address City State Zip Code
Footage Zone
S Adams Stadium Facility 8,032 9.77 2383 N. Druid Hills Road Atlanta, GA 30329 Grounds
S Avondale Stadium Facility 5,777 34.95 1192 Clarendon Avenue Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Grounds
S Hallford, James R. Stadium Facility 10,430 18.94 3789 Memorial College Ave. Clarkston, GA 30021 Grounds
S North DeKalb Stadium Facility 10,170 7.26 3662 Pierce Drive Atlanta, GA 30341 Grounds
S William "Buck" Godfrey Stadium Facility 13,675 16.57 2817 Clifton Springs Road Decatur, GA 30034 Grounds
A Avondale High Facility (Records Storage and Centralized Registration) 162,035 24.18 1192 Clarendon Avenue Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Grounds
A District Central Offices at AIC Facility 181,614 34.95 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Grounds
A Doraville Administrative Facility 5,545 3.34 3932 Flowers Rd Atlanta, GA 30338 Grounds
A East Campus #1 Admin Offices 128,375 14.58 5831 Memorial Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Grounds
A East Campus #2/Transportation Facility 128,375 19.82 5809 Memorial Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Grounds
A Hatton Rd Warehouse Facility 25,352 2.99 280 Hatton Dr Scottdale, GA 30079 Grounds
A Panthersville Administrative Facility 13,675 18.37 2627 Wildcat Rd. Decatur, GA 30034 Grounds
A Sam A. Moss Service Facility 205,913 26.12 1780 Montreal Rd. Tucker, GA 30084 Grounds
A Heritage Facility 35,132 8.86 2225 Heritage Drive Atlanta, GA 30345 Grounds
A William Bradley Bryant Center Facility 45,202 7.13 2652 Lawrenceville Hwy. Decatur, GA 30033 Grounds
A Green Forrest Drive Facility 54,142 8.47 2084 Green Forrest Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Grounds
A Old Smoke Rise ES 65,694 10.74 1991 Silver Hill Road Stone Mtn, GA 30087 Grounds
EO Coralwood Center 38,021 14.17 2477 Coralwood Dr. Decatur, GA 30033 Zone 1
EO DeKalb Alternative School 128,375 14.58 5855 Memorial Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
EO DeKalb HS of Technology-South 47,467 26.95 3303 Panthersville Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 2
EO Eagle Woods Academy 44,500 23.57 5931 Shadow Rock Drive Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
EO Early Learning Academy 68,419 18.29 797 Fayetteville Road, SE Atlanta, GA 30316 Zone 3
EO Fernbank Science Center 46,788 3.98 156 Heaton Park Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30307 Zone 2
EO International Student Center 76,778 9.78 3318 Midway Road Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 2
EO Margaret Harris Comprehensive School 44,566 6.35 1634 Knob Hill Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Zone 1
EO Shadow Rock Center 56,149 15.16 1040 Kingway Drive Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
EO Warren Technical School 49,600 12.95 3075 Alton Road Atlanta, GA 30341 Zone 1
ES Allgood ES 66,810 10.35 659 Allgood Road Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
ES Ashford Park ES 56,448 7.02 2968 Cravenridge Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30319 Zone 1
ES Austin ES 118,911 9.67 5321 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30338 Zone 1
ES Avondale ES 71,576 6.71 8 Lakeshore Drive Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Zone 2
ES Barack H. Obama EMST 118,911 9.32 3132 Clifton Church Road SE Atlanta, GA 30316 Zone 3
ES Bob Mathis ES 69,401 9.96 3505 Boring Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
ES Bouie, Edward L. Sr. Theme ES 91,602 35.89 5100 Rock Springs Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
ES Briar Vista ES 61,022 10.80 1131 Briar Vista Terrace NE Atlanta, GA 30324 Zone 1
ES Briarlake ES 53,300 11.11 3590 Lavista Road Decatur, GA 30033 Zone 1
ES Brockett ES 54,794 14.09 1855 Brockett Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
ES Browns Mill ES 75,978 20.78 4863 Browns Mill Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
ES Canby Lane ES 69,426 11.59 4150 Green Hawk Trail Decatur, GA 30035 Zone 3
ES Sequoyah Annex at Former Cary Reynolds ES 57,163 8.42 3498 Pine Street Atlanta, GA 30340 Zone 1
ES Cedar Grove ES 75,901 14.35 2330 River Road Ellenwood, GA 30294 Zone 3
ES Chapel Hill ES 69,150 11.40 3536 Radcliffe Blvd Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
ES Chesnut ES 52,018 11.94 4576 N Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Zone 1
ES Columbia ES 75,793 9.41 3230 Columbia Woods Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
ES DeKalb ES of the Arts 156,479 5.14 3131 Old Rockbridge Rd. Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Zone 2
ES Doraville United ES 118,911 10.02 3630 Shallowford Rd Doraville, GA 30340 Zone 1
ES Dresden ES 69,760 9.15 2449 Dresden Drive Atlanta, GA 30341 Zone 1
ES Dunaire ES 67,401 17.18 651 S Indian Creek Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
ES Cary Reynolds at Former Nancy Creek 73,586 8.42 1663 E Nancy Creek Dr., NE Atlanta, GA 30319 Zone 1
ES Dunwoody ES 107,200 17.12 1923 Womack Rd Dunwoody, GA 30338 Zone 1
ES E. L. Miller ES 72,443 10.89 919 Martin Rd Stone Mtn, GA 30088 Zone 2
ES Evansdale ES 53,998 10.12 2914 Evans Woods Drive Atlanta, GA 30340 Zone 1
ES Fairington ES 66,977 11.60 5505 Phillip Bradley Drive Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
ES Fernbank ES 118,911 12.91 157 Heaton Park Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30307 Zone 2
ES Flat Rock ES 107,937 13.45 4603 Evans Mill Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
ES Flat Shoals ES 63,644 9.37 3226 Flat Shoals Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
ES Hambrick ES 72,384 11.30 1101 Hambrick Road Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
ES Hawthorne ES 53,418 12.25 2535 Caladium Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30345 Zone 1
ES Henderson Mill ES 55,887 9.20 2408 Henderson Mill Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30345 Zone 1
ES Hightower ES 54,213 11.85 4236 Tilly Mill Road Atlanta, GA 30360 Zone 1
ES Huntley Hills ES 54,012 10.54 2112 Seaman Circle Atlanta, GA 30341 Zone 1
ES Idlewood ES 72,668 10.13 1484 Idlewood Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
ES Indian Creek ES 151,000 14.69 724 N Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021 Zone 2
ES John Lewis ES 118,911 11.19 2630 Skyland Drive Atlanta, GA 30319 Zone 1
ES Jolly ES 71,924 9.15 1070 Otello Avenue Clarkston, GA 30021 Zone 2
ES Kelley Lake ES 56,664 10.08 2590 Kelly Lake Road Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
ES Kingsley ES 60,478 8.97 2051 Brendon Drive Atlanta, GA 30338 Zone 1
ES Kittredge Magnet 57,163 3.84 2383 N Druid Hills Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Zone 1
ES Laurel Ridge ES 58,384 10.13 1215 Balsam Drive Decatur, GA 30033 Zone 2
ES Livsey ES 40,414 9.74 4137 Livsey Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
ES Marbut Theme ES 91,478 47.09 5776 Marbut Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
ES McLendon ES 58,843 8.34 3169 Hollywood Drive Decatur, GA 30033 Zone 2
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ES McNair DLA ES 99,000 7.28 2162 Second Ave. Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
ES Midvale ES 60,855 9.11 3836 Midvale Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
ES Montclair ES 71,711 12.10 1680 Clairmont Place, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Zone 1
ES Montgomery ES 67,216 12.15 3995 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30319 Zone 1
ES Murphey Candler ES 73,818 13.86 6775 S Goddard Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
ES Narvie J. Harris Theme ES 99,190 14.20 3981 McGill Drive Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
ES Oak Grove ES 55,666 8.57 1857 Oak Grove Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30345 Zone 1
ES Oak View ES 107,937 17.00 3574 Oakvale Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
ES Oakcliff Theme ES 72,228 9.42 3150 Willow Oak Way Atlanta, GA 30340 Zone 1
ES Panola Way ES 86,218 14.58 2170 Panola Way Court Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 3
ES Peachcrest ES 118,911 8.91 1530 Joy Lane Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
ES Pine Ridge ES 87,192 13.60 750 Pine Ridge Dr Stone Mtn, GA 30087 Zone 2
ES Pleasantdale ES 118,911 18.39 3680 Pleasantdale Road Doraville, GA 30340 Zone 1
ES Princeton ES 101,822 10.13 1321 South Deshon Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
ES Rainbow ES 72,970 12.64 2801 Kelley Chapel Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
ES Redan ES 86,314 12.53 1914 Stone Mtn Lithonia Rd Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
ES Robert Shaw Theme ES 61,078 13.23 385 Glendale Road Scottdale, GA 30079 Zone 2
ES Rock Chapel ES 71,143 9.53 1130 Rock Chapel Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
ES Rockbridge ES 118,911 9.83 445 Halwick Way Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
ES Rowland ES 64,522 9.63 1317 S Indian Creek Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 3
ES Sagamore Hills ES 54,891 9.66 1865 Alderbrook Road Atlanta, GA 30345 Zone 1
ES Shadow Rock ES 117,776 15.16 1040 Kingway Drive Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
ES Smoke Rise ES 118,911 12.18 4780 Hugh Howell Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
ES Snapfinger ES 87,316 9.24 1365 Snapfinger Road Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
ES Stone Mill ES 71,721 17.48 4900 Sheila Lane Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
ES Stone Mountain ES 65,647 8.52 6720 James B. Rivers Dr Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
ES Stoneview ES 76,108 11.05 2629 Huber Street Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 3
ES Toney ES 66,228 11.30 2701 Oakland Terrace Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
ES Vanderlyn ES 59,651 8.89 1877 Vanderlyn Drive Atlanta, GA 30338 Zone 1
ES Wadsworth Magnet 66,649 9.43 3039 Santa Monica Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 2
ES Woodridge ES 58,418 13.20 4120 Cedar Ridge Trail Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 3
ES Woodward ES 74,161 14.14 3034 Curtis Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30319 Zone 1
ES Wynbrooke Theme ES 95,022 15.00 440 Wicksbury Way Stone Mtn, GA 30087 Zone 2
HS Arabia Mountain HS 229,870 79.36 6610 Browns Mill Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
HS Cedar Grove HS 181,075 25.56 2360 River Road Ellenwood, GA 30294 Zone 3
HS Chamblee HS 280,580 20.86 3688 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30341 Zone 1
HS Clarkston HS 192,897 37.66 618 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021 Zone 2
HS Columbia HS 210,234 28.01 2106 Columbia Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
HS Cross Keys HS 182,169 26.39 1626 N Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30319 Zone 1
HS DeKalb Early College Academy 32,400 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd. Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
HS DeKalb School of the Arts 162,035 24.18 1192 Clarendon Avenue Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Zone 2
HS Druid Hills HS 170,938 11.33 1798 Haygood Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30307 Zone 2
HS Dunwoody HS 206,090 29.39 5035 Vermack Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Zone 1
HS Elizabeth Andrews HS 93,700 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
HS Lakeside HS 252,948 33.35 3801 Briarcliff Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30345 Zone 1
HS Lithonia HS 189,851 39.58 2440 Phillips Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 3
HS Martin Luther King, Jr. HS 262,945 117.64 3991 Snapfinger Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
HS McNair, Ronald E. HS 186,069 64.54 1804 Bouldercrest Road, SE Atlanta, GA 30316 Zone 3
HS Miller Grove HS 254,181 46.24 2645 DeKalb Medical Parkway Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 3
HS Redan HS 258,889 38.70 5247 Redan Road Stone Mtn, GA 30088 Zone 2
HS Southwest DeKalb HS 295,574 35.85 2863 Kelley Chapel Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
HS Stephenson HS 245,441 39.82 701 Stephenson Road Stone Mtn, GA 30087 Zone 2
HS Stone Mountain HS 173,918 35.74 4555 Central Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
HS Towers HS 194,613 20.98 3919 Brookcrest Circle Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
HS Tucker HS 269,438 17.57 5036 Lavista Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
MS Bethune, Mary McLeod MS 161,263 51.13 5200 Covington Highway Decatur, GA 30035 Zone 3
MS Cedar Grove MS 162,926 48.73 2300 Wildcat Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
MS Chamblee MS 129,449 9.39 3601 Sexton Woods Drive Atlanta, GA 30341 Zone 1
MS Champion Theme MS 135,365 8.20 5265 Mimosa Drive Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
MS Chapel Hill MS 154,881 25.84 3535 Dogwood Farm Road Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
MS Columbia MS 162,926 65.66 3001 Columbia Drive Decatur, GA 30034 Zone 3
MS Druid Hills MS 161,542 28.91 3100 Mount Olive Drive Decatur, GA 30033 Zone 2
MS Freedom MS 161,263 62.43 505 South Hairston Road Stone Mtn, GA 30088 Zone 2
MS Henderson MS 209,940 28.61 2830 Henderson Mill Road Atlanta, GA 30341 Zone 1
MS Lithonia MS 172,159 27.55 2451 Randall Avenue Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 3
MS McNair, Ronald E. MS 169,591 32.30 2190 Wallingford Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Zone 3
MS Miller Grove MS 132,700 27.62 2215 Miller Road Decatur, GA 30035 Zone 3
MS Peachtree MS 147,300 21.00 4664 N Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Zone 1
MS Redan MS 161,263 26.72 1775 Young Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Zone 2
MS Salem MS 138,469 30.06 5333 Salem Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Zone 3
MS Sequoyah MS 237,703 25.03 3456 Aztec Road Atlanta, GA 30340 Zone 1
MS Stephenson MS 190,158 38.69 922 Stephenson Road Stone Mtn, GA 30087 Zone 2
MS Stone Mountain MS 163,590 39.24 4301 Sarr Parkway Stone Mtn, GA 30083 Zone 2
MS Tucker MS 152,360 15.08 2160 Idlewood Road Tucker, GA 30084 Zone 1
Division of Operations 7/15/2026
List of DCSD Facilities
L Clarkston Community Center Facility 16,100 2.39 955 North Indian Creek Dr Clarkston, GA 30021 N/A
V Old Rock Gym Facility 12,341 1.46 5265 Mimosa Dr Stone Mtn, GA 30083 N/A
V Shallowford ES Facility 5,488 9.14 4680 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Dunwoody, GA 30338 N/A
V Environmental Studies Center Facility 18,855 14.65 2390 Wildcat Rd Decatur, GA 30034 Grounds
UNS Former A & B Facility #N/A 10.15 3770 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30032 Grounds
UNS Former Atherton ES Facility #N/A 9.79 1674 Atherton Dr Decatur, GA 30035 Grounds
UNS Former Briarcliff HS Facility #N/A 17.58 2415 N. Druid Hills Rd, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Grounds
UNS Former Gresham Park ES Site #N/A 9.32 1848 Vicki Lane, SW Atlanta, GA 30316 Grounds
UNS Former Hooper Alexander Site #N/A 8.07 3414 Memorial Dr. Decatur, GA 30032 Grounds
UNS Former Meadowview ES Site #N/A 11.36 1879 Wee Kirk Road Atlanta, GA 30316 Grounds
UNS Former Sky Haven ES Site #N/A 14.23 1372 Sky Haven Road, SE Atlanta, GA 30316 Grounds
UNS Former Tilson ES Site #N/A 9.88 2100 Bixler Circle Decatur, GA 30032 Grounds
UNS Misty Waters Site #N/A 28.11 2920 Misty Waters Dr Decatur, GA 30032 Grounds
UNS Warren Rd Site #N/A 1.04 3043 Warren Rd Decatur, GA 30034 Grounds
UNS Wildcat Rd Site #N/A 20.54 2300 Wildcat Rd Decatur, GA 30034 Grounds
Will not need inspection
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