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It comes as DeKalb has dealt with an aging water system and the postponement earlier this year of a proposed water rate hike.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County commissioners this week approved millions in contracts for water and sewer system engineering and rehabilitation, as the county works to address an aging system that has seen several high-profile breaks and disruptions in the past couple years and following on a political tug-of-war earlier this year over a proposed rate hike for residents.
At Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, a $64 million multiyear contract was approved for on-call engineering services to include “engineering studies, design, land surveying, construction administration, and related services for water and wastewater projects.” It was awarded at $8 million apiece across eight firms, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Brown and Caldwell Inc.; CDM Smith Inc.; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Hazen and Sawyer; Carollo Engineers, Inc.; and Gresham Smith. It runs through December 31, 2029.
Another $21.5 million contract was approved to SAK Construction for “sewer system trenchless sewer line rehabilitation services” through December 31, 2027. And a $16 million contract was warded to Insituform Technologies for “sewer line rehabilitation services; to primarily include inspections, sewer line cleaning, and cured in place pipe.”
A fourth contract for over $360,000 was awarded to Atkins North America for “design and engineering services for the upsizing of numerous trunk sewers to address seven (7) repeat sanitary sewer overflow areas in the County.”
The proposed water rate hike the county said is necessary to provide for upgrades and maintenance was to raise rates 10% annually across the next 10 years, eventually raising the average bill to about $180 from a current average of $69.50.
It was to raise $4.5 billion to update the county system, but was postponed in June after it was set to take place on July 1 following pushback from residents and advocacy groups. Instead, at the time the postponement was announced, the city said it would wait to finalize a contract with the Urban League of Greater Atlanta to complete public education materials on the proposal “to ensure seamless implementation of the program” and “ensure customers are informed about the support and resources available to them before the rate increase begins.”
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