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www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Legal Sec ion, Thursday, September 18, 2014 Page 3C (5) 12CV7606 Michael V. Jones vs. Phoebe C. Mitchell No Atty., plff.; Blake Dexter Halberg, dft. (6) 12CV7990 Emmanuel Akol vs. Monet Obe James R. Haug, Cas sandra Ceron, plff.; No Atty., dft. (7) 12CV8433 Terry D. Johnson vs. Kimbley H. Johnson, Terrenz John son No Atty., plff.; Karlise Y. Grier, dft. (8) 11CV13556 Angelina Mitchell vs. Courtney Mitchell No Atty., plff.; Spencer J. Krupp, dft. (9) 12CV4824 Henry J. Thomas, Yvonne J. Thomas vs. Victoria Thomas, Joel Antonio Chavez-Flores Steven P. Shewmaker, plff.; Robert A. Burnett, Lucian Gillis, Jr., dft. (10) 13CV1328 Todd J. Smallwood vs. Amy E. Benninger Kristyne L. Seidenberg, plff.; Melanie D. Thompson, dft. (11) 13CV1703 Kwame K. Howard vs. April Howard Chadwick H. Greer, plff.; No Atty., dft. (12) 13CV2134 Darryll Whitehead vs. Menyan Leshee Smith William F. Rucker, Cassandra Ceron, plff.; Monica J. Hanrahan, dft. (13) 13CV2517 Winston Toussaint vs. Nadia Registe No Atty., plff.; Joseph A. Zdrilich, dft. (14) 13CV3270 Derrico Shapale Smith vs. Robin Shamere Hicks Mi chael R. Granims, plff.; No Atty., dft. (15) 13CV4008 Lakika Council vs. Datron B. Council Alexa Espie, plff.; No Atty., dft. (16) 13CV4090 Sakina Mosley vs. Antone Benson No Atty., plff.; No Atty., dft. (17) 13CV5850 Terrence Ruffin vs. Latima Ruffin Scott R. Hoopes, Eck- hart Blackert, plff.; No Atty., dft. (18) 13CV6321 Christopher Michael Johnson vs. Katherine Wright John son William F. Todd, plff.; R. Stacy Hylton, dft. (19) 13CV6985 Robin C. Russell vs Kenneth B. Russell Nelle Mobley Funderburk, plff.; No Atty., dft. (20) 13CV7359 Brian Kliemt vs. Jen nifer Katz Bob J. Phillips, plff.; No Atty., dft. (21) 13CV7625 Elleni Berhe Robin son vs. Darryl Phelan Robinson Jessie Robertson Altman, plff.; Nicole Y. Jones, Noreen Banks- Ware, dft. (22) 13CV8078 Alexandra Deetjen vs. Christian Johnson Tracy H. Reese, plff.; No Atty., dft. (23) 13CV8973 Jonathan Goldstein vs. Nichole Goldstein Marvin L. So- lomiany, Karine P. Burney, plff.; Denise D. Vanlanduyt, dft. (24) 13CV9233 Kira Riley, Robert Ri ley vs. Nathaniel H. Blackmon, III, plff.; No Atty., dft. (25) 13CV10006 Pedro Rerez-Lan- zas vs. Yosselin Maldonado-Vil- lafuerto Glenn E. Cooper, plff.; No Atty., dft. (26) 13CV10055 Clydette Morton vs. Cedric Lamont Morton Jill E. Pope, plff.; No Atty., dft. (27) 13CV10102 Nathan M. Sibly vs. Jaye L. Crawford Stephen J. Berk, plff.; Melanie D. Fenwick, dft. (28) 13CV10165 Ismaya Mitchell vs. Veronica Drake Mitchell No Atty., plff.; No Atty., dft. (29) 13CV10537 Courtney Ryan Adler vs. Alvaro Vicente Navarro Chevesich Stephen C. Andrews, plff.; No Atty., dft. (30) 13CV11147 Jacob Cruz Jime nez vs. Yolidabet Cortes Morales Christopher J. Palazzola, plff.; Johnny R. Castaneda, dft. (31) 13CV11599 Steven Russell Smoak vs. Patricia Popp Smoak Carla F. Stern, Vitrena Baker, Corey A. Aitken, plff.; Barbara E. Keon, dft. (32) 13CV11780 Harry Price, Jr. vs. Lhiquita S. Price Stephen Mark Gibbs, plff.; Chevelle Douglas, dft. (33) 13CV11992 Richard Odom vs. Jill Odom Alison K. Nazarowski, plff.; No Atty., dft. (34) 13CV12079 Beverie L. Camp bell vs. Kevin A. Campbell No Atty., plff.; No Atty., dft. (35) 13CV12801 Jordan Madelynn Hudson-Meraz, Bridget Hudson- Meraz vs Joan Meraz No Atty., plff.; No Atty., dft. (36) 13CV12116 Abbas Savas Kulo- glu vs. Aan Kuloglu James C. Watkins, plff.; No Atty., dft. (37) 13CV12394 Marvin Parker vs. Rosa Parker Leroya Chester Jen nings, plff.; No Atty., dft. (38) 13CV12509 Helen McDougal vs. Shannon McDougal Suzanne T. Prescott, plff.; No Atty., dft. (39) 13CV12649 Benita E. Horton vs. Kenneth Y. Horton No Atty., plff.; No Atty., dft. (40) 13CV12869 Tameaka B. Fuller vs. William C. Fuller Sonya Bailey, plff.; Pamela S. Stephenson, dft. (41) 14CV1612 Jason G. Flowers vs. Renee Ariel Burlison Gregory D. Golden, plff.; Jordan J. Hendrick, dft. (42) 14CV4629 Shaka Toure-Oko Barrett vs. Catrina Herrington-Barrett Marsha W. Mignott, plff.; Gregory D. Golden, Ricardo Mosby, dft. (43) 11CV13201 Lewin Creary vs. Theresa McFarlane No Atty., plff.; No Atty., dft. Adoptions 030-363065 9/11,9/18,9/25wg NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF RIGHTS FOR ADOPTION To: TYGEY, biological father of BABY BOY KENORE, whose last address is unknown and to any other unknown putative biological father: You are hereby notified that on Au gust 26, 2014, a Petition for Termina tion of Birth Father’s Rights was filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, Adoption No. ++14AD107-5++, seeking termina tion of your rights to BABY BOY KENORE, a male child born to TIBE- LET KENORE on June 17, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. All rights you may have with respect to the minor child will be lost and you will neither receive notice nor be en titled to object to the termination of your rights and the subsequent adop tion of the child unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication of this notice, you: (1) file a petition to legitimate the child pur suant to Code Section 19-7-22; (2) file notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the termination action is pending, and (3) provide notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate to the under signed attorney for the petitioner seeking termination. This 28th day of August 2014 Clerk of Superior Court DeKalb County, Georgia Sherry V. Neal Neal & Wright LLC P. O. Box 5207 Atlanta, GA 31107 (678) 596-3207 sherry@nealandwright.com 030-363177 9/11,9/18,9/25,10/2WG NOTICE TO POTENTIAL FATHER Monique Bennett, whose address is in care of Mother Goose Adoptions, 15029 N. Thompson Peak Parkway, Suite B111-514, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, has identified you, ++Charles Godfrey++, as a potential father of her child born on August 23, 2014. Pursuant to Arizona Revised Stat utes § 8-106(G), you are hereby noti fied that: 1. ++Monique Bennett++ plans to place her child for adoption. 2. As a potential father, you have the right, under Arizona Revised Stat utes, Sections 8-106 and 8-107, to either consent or withhold your con sent to the adoption. 3. If you give your written consent to the adoption, your consent is irrevoc able once you give it. 4. If you are not in agreement with the adoption plan, and want to with hold your consent to the adoption, you have thirty days from the date that this notice is served upon you to complete both of the following tasks: a. You must initiate paternity pro ceedings under Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 25, Chapter 6, Article 1; and b. You must have the mother served with the paternity paperwork in com pliance with Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure. 5. If you initiate paternity proceed ings, you are obligated to proceed to judgment. 6. In the paternity proceedings, you have the right to seek custody. 7. If the court determines that you are the child's father, you must begin to provide financial support for the child. You may also be responsible for past support. Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 25-809(A). 8. Your failure to initiate paternity pro ceedings under Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 25, Chapter 6, Article 1 and to serve the mother with the pa ternity paperwork within thirty days of completion of service of this notice upon you, and to pursue the action to judgment, bars you from bringing or maintaining any action to assert any interest in the child. 9. A potential father who fails to file a paternity action and who does not comply with all applicable service re quirements within thirty days after completion of service as prescribed in A.R.S. §8-106(G) waives his right to be notified of any judicial hearing regarding the child’s adoption or the termination of parental rights and his consent to the adoption or termina tion is not required. 10. The Indian Child Welfare Act may supersede the Arizona Revised Stat utes regarding adoption and patern ity. THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THIS NOTICE YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO ASSIST YOU IN RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE. YOUR RIGHT TO PARENT YOUR CHILD WILL BE LOST IF YOU DO NOT ACT TO ESTABLISH YOUR PATERNITY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS. NO FURTHER NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN. Ad For Bid 040-361879 8/14,8/21,8/28,9/4,9/11,9/18JH ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED PROPOSALS REALTOR SERVICES Sealed Proposals will be received by the DeKalb County Board of Educa tion (the “Owner”) at the Sam A. Moss Service Center, 1780 Montreal Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084, until 2:00 p.m. local time on ++Thursday, September 18, 2014 for RFP No. 15-752-001++, Realtor Services for various vacant and occupied par cels throughout the District. The Owner shall not consider late propos als. Scope of Services The DeKalb County School District is seeking proposals from qualified real estate brokers/firms or individuals specializing in commercial real es tate sales to supply real estate ser vices on an as-needed basis. Request for Proposal (“RFP”) docu ments will be available Thursday, August 14, 2014, and may be ob tained from the DeKalb County School District website at: http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us /soli citations Except as expressly provided in, or permitted by, the Proposal Doc uments, from the date of issuance of the RFP until final Owner action of approval of contract award, the Contractor submitting a Proposal shall not initiate any communica tion or discussion concerning the Project, the RFP or the Contractor’s Proposal or any part thereof with any employee, agent, or representative of the Owner. Any violation of this restriction may result in the rejection of the Contractor’s Proposal. The Owner reserves the right to re ject any or all proposals, and to waive technicalities and informalities. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Confer ence will be held at the Sam A. Moss Service Center, Stokes Conference Room, 1780 Montreal Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084 at 10:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. 040-362415 8/21,8/28,9/4,9/11,9/18jb ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED PROPOSALS RFP No. 15-752-007 DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES Sealed Proposals will be received by the DeKalb County Board of Educa tion (the “Owner”) at the Sam A. Moss Service Center, 1780 Montreal Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084, until 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, Oc tober 2, 2014 for Design/Build ser vices for ++RFP No. 15-752-007, Project No. 117-422 Kingsley Ele mentary School Roof Replace- ment.++ The Owner shall not con sider late proposals. Scope of Services To provide Design and Construction services for the complete design and construction (Site, Bldg, and Sys tems) of the Owner’s Roof Replace ment at Kingsley Elementary School, as specified per the Owner’s Criteria for design and construction and the Contract Documents. Request for Proposal (“RFP”) docu ments will be available Thursday, Au gust 21, 2014, and may be obtained from the DeKalb County Board of Education website at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/solicita tions. Except as expressly provided in, or permitted by, the Proposal Doc uments, from the date of issuance of the RFP until final Owner action of approval of contract award, the Design/Build Contractor submit ting a Proposal shall not initiate any communication or discussion concerning the Project, the RFP or the Design/Build Contractor’s Pro posal or any part thereof with any employee, agent, or representat ive of the Owner. Any violation of this restriction may result in the re jection of the Design/Build Con tractor’s Proposal. The Owner reserves the right to re ject any or all proposals, and to waive technicalities and informalities. A mandatory Pre-Proposal Confer ence will be held at the Sam A. Moss Service Center, 1780 Montreal Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084 at 10:00 AM local time on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. 040-362685 9/4,9/11,9/18WG ADS FOR BID Request for Proposal: DeKalb County Government (the County) re quests qualified and LEED-certified architectural and engineering firms, with experience in design of city- and/or county-operated animal shel ter facilities to submit proposals for ++Architectural and Engineering Design Consulting Services for Anim al Shelter (RFP No. 14-500327)++ (hereinafter referred to as “Project”). For a free downloadable copy of this proposal, visit our website at www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pur- chasing/index.html. Proposals will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Octo ber 2, 2014, at: DeKalb County De partment of Purchasing and Contract ing, 1300 Commerce Drive, 2nd Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030 (tele phone number 404-371-7051). Questions: All questions concerning the Project, and requests for inter pretation of the contract, may be asked and answered at the pre-pro posal conference; however, oral an swers are not authoritative. Ques tions must be submitted to the De partment of Purchasing and Contract ing in writing by one of the following methods: in person at 1300 Com merce Drive, 2nd Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030, via email to contract- sreview@dekalbcountyga.gov, or via facsimile to 404-371-6327, no later than close of business on Septem ber 22, 2014. Questions and re quests for interpretation received by the Department of Purchasing and Contracting after this date will not re ceive a response or be the subject of addenda. Addenda: Addenda may be issued in response to changes in the RFP. It is the responsibility of the responder to ensure awareness of all addenda is sued for this solicitation. Please ac knowledge the addenda, and submit to the Department of Purchasing and Contracting as requested. Respon der may call Mary L. Godard, Con tract Administrator, at 404-371-6330 or mgodard@dekalbcountyga.gov to verify the number of addenda prior to submission. Addenda issued for this project may be found on DeKalb County’s website, http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pur- chasing/pc-formal-bids-&-rfps.html. Local Small Business Enterprise Ordinance It is the objective of the Chief Execut ive Officer and Board of Commission ers of DeKalb County to provide max imum practicable opportunity for all businesses to participate in the per formance of government contracts, including Local Small Business Enter prises (LSBE), Minority Business En terprises (MBE) and Women Busi ness Enterprises (WBE). The County’s Schedule of Local Small Business Enterprise Participation, Minority Business Enterprise and Wo men Business Enterprise Opportun ity Tracking Form (Exhibit A) and Let ter of Intent to Perform as a Subcon tractor or Provide Materials or Ser vices (Exhibit B) are included in the Request for Proposal, along with sample report forms (Exhibit C). The current DeKalb County List of Certi fied Vendors is included as Exhibit D. For details relative to DeKalb County’s Local Small Business Enter prise Ordinance, contact the Con tract Compliance Division at contract@dekalbcountyga.gov or 404-371-4795. The County reserves the right to re ject any and all proposals, to waive informalities, and to readvertise. This 4th day of September, 2014 . Sincerely, Scott M. Callan, CPSM Acting Chief Procurement Officer Department of Purchasing and Con tracting 040-362686 9/4,9/11,9/18WG AD FOR BID Request for Proposals: DeKalb County Government requests quali fied individuals and firms with experi ence in the implementation of Or acle software to submit proposals for ++lmplementation Services Services for Oracle Advanced Pro curement Suite (RFP No. 14- 500324)++. For a copy of the Request for Propos als, please contact: DeKalb County Department of Purchasing and Con tracting, 1300 Commerce Drive, 2nd Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030 (tele phone number 404-371-7051), or vis it our website at www.dekalb- countyga.gov/purchasing/index.ht ml. Proposals will be received at the above address until 3:00 p.m. on Oc tober 10, 2014. Questions: All questions concerning the Project and requests for interpret ation of the Contract must be submit ted to the Department of Purchasing and Contracting in writing by one of the following methods: in person at 1300 Commerce Drive, 2nd Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030, via email to contractsreview@dekalbcountyga. gov, or via facsimile to 404-371- 6327, no later than close of business on September 25, 2014. Questions and requests for interpretation re ceived by the Department of Pur chasing and Contracting after this date may not receive a response or be the subject of addenda. Addenda: Addenda may be issued in response to changes in the RFP. It is the responsibility of the responder to ensure awareness of all addenda is sued for this solicitation. Please ac knowledge the addenda and submit to the Department of Purchasing and Contracting as requested. Respon der may call the Purchasing and Con tracting representative to verify the number of addenda prior to submis sion. Addenda issued for this project may be found on DeKalb County’s website, http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu rchasing/pc-formal-bids-&- rfps.html. LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER PRISE ORDINANCE It is the objective of the Chief Execut ive Officer and Board of Commission ers of DeKalb County to provide max imum practicable opportunity for all businesses to participate in the per formance of government contracts, including Local Small Business Enter prises (LSBE), Minority Business En terprises (MBE) and Women Busi ness Enterprises (WBE). The County’s Schedule of Local Small Business Enterprise Participation, Minority Business Enterprise and Wo men Business Enterprise Opportun ity Tracking Form (Exhibit A) and Let ter of Intent to Perform as a Subcon tractor or Provide Materials or Ser vices (Exhibit B) are included in the Request for Proposal, along with sample report forms (Exhibit C). The current DeKalb County List of Certi fied Vendors may be found on the County’s website at http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu rchasing/index.html. For details rel ative to DeKalb County’s Local Small Business Enterprise Ordinance, con tact the Contract Compliance Divi sion at contract@dekalbcountyga.gov or 404-371-4795. The County reserves the right to re ject any and all proposals, to waive informalities, and to readvertise. This 4th day of September, 2014. DeKalb County Department of Pur chasing and Contracting Scott M. Callan, CPSM Acting Chief Procurement Officer Department of Purchasing and Con tracting 040-363178 9/11,9/18WG INVITATION FOR BIDS SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY The Georgia Department of Trans portation will receive sealed bids un til 2:00 P.M., October 10, 2014, for the sale of surplus property consist ing of 1.18_acres. This parcel con sists of a tract of improved land un der DOT Project DPU-0072 (1) PI No. 712870, DeKalb County, located in the Land Lot 169 & 170,16th District between Old Covington Hwy & Swift Street. The market value estab lished for this parcel is $173,000. Bids must be submitted on a Bid Pro posal Form found in the Surplus Property Bid Package PDF issued by the Georgia Department of Transport ation, Office of Right of Way (14th floor) Attn: Harold Kelman, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30308, before 2:00 P.M., October 10, 2014 and must be accompan ied with a check for 10% of bid amount. Please see our website at www.gdotland.com to download the bid form and more information. The Department of Transportation re serves the right to reject any or all bids. For more information please vis it www.gdotland.com. ++Dispose of Surplus Property- PM 2927/2902++ 040-363179 9/11,9/18,9/25,10/2WG Request for Proposal Tucker-Northlake CID Master Plan and LCI Update RFP 14-100 Proposals Due October 10, 2014 by 5:00pm The Tucker-Northlake Community Im provement District (CID) is seeking qualified consultants with experience in Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) planning and Urban Planning to con duct a Master Plan Study and LCI Plan and major updates as per re quirements of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) LCI Program. The study area will be within the en tirety of the recently expanded boundaries of the Tucker-Northlake CID and will also include major up dates of both the previous Tucker LCI and Northlake LCI studies contained within the CID boundary. The RFP will be available on the CID’s website, www.tuckernorth- lakecid.com. All questions should be sent to the CID by email only, no later than October 2, 2014, 5:00pm. Ques tions and proposal submittals will be submitted to john.gurbal@loween- gineers.com. Questions will be gathered and an Addendum will be posted on the CID website shortly thereafter. Proposals are due by Oc tober 10, 2014, 5:00pm. ++Qualified consultants with experi ence in Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) planning and Urban Planning to conduct a Master Plan Study and LCI Plan RFP 14-100++ 040-363281 9/18,9/25,10/2,10/9 10/16WG AD FOR BID The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Author ity has an open Request For Propos al (RFP) for an ++lnvestment Man- ager/Consultant++. Please go to thef- dha.org and download the RFP. All questions and submissions should be forwarded to Irene Borum, CFO, iborum@thefdha.org 040-363282 9/18,9/25,10/2WG ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA INVITATION NUMBER ++14-100389++ Sealed Bids will be received by DeKalb County, Georgia, in the De partment of Purchasing and Contract ing, The Maloof Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, until 3:00 p.m. on the 30th day of October, 2014, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnish ing all labor, materials, equipment, and all things necessary pursuant to Drawings, Specifications, conditions, etc., for Chamblee-Dunwoody Streetscapes Phase 2 PI 0002799 (“the Project”). Chamblee-Dunwoody Streets capes Phase 2 PI 0002799 - The project consist of improvements to approximately 0.53 miles of Chamblee Dunwoody Road, from Cumberland Drive to Buford High way, including header curb, a 2 foot stamped concrete are, 8-foot side walks, street trees, enhanced bus stop area, and pedestrian lighting. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION (GDOT) IN FORMATION Georgia Department of Transporta tion Standard Specifications, 2013 Edition, and applicable Supplement al Specifications and Special Provi sions apply to this project. The Disad vantage Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for this project is ten (10%) per cent. The Bidder qualifications are as follows: • Bidder submitting bids over $2,000,000 shall be prequalified with the GDOT. • Bidders submitting bids $2,000,000 or less shall be prequalified or re gistered subcontractors with the GDOT. DAVIS BACON WAGES ACT Davis Bacon wages will apply to this project, due to a portion of the project being in an Urban Principal Arterial Classification. See attached current wage rates in Exhibit 5 Davis Bacon Wages and visit http://www.wdol.g0v/dba.aspx#O. Rates change frequently Contract Documents, Drawings, and Specifications for this Work are on file and open for inspection at AGC Builders Exchange, 1940 The Ex change SE, Suite 300, Atlanta, Geor gia 30339 (or at the AGC of Georgia Internet Plan Room at www.agcga.org); National Associ ation of Minority Contractors - At lanta Chapter, 4251 East Side Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30034; Reed Con struction Data, 30 Technology Park way South, Suite 100, Norcross, GA 30092; and the Department of Pur chasing and Contracting, The Maloof Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030. ONE ORIGINAL BID AND TWO IDENTICAL COPIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME AND PLACE PRE SCRIBED ABOVE. A complete set of documents may be uploaded from the County’s website at the following link: http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu rchasing/pc-fbr_current_bids.html Bids will be considered only from ex perienced and well-equipped con tractors. DeKalb County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USA 2000d-42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regula tions, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21 Nondiscrimination in feder ally assisted programs of the Depart ment of Transportation issued pursu ant to such Ace, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively en sure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or na tional origin in consideration for an award. PRE-BID CONFERENCE A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. on the 30th day of September, 2014 at 330 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 - First Floor Confer ence Room A. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in the pre-bid conference and site vis it. For information regarding the pre bid conference and site visit, please contact Kimberly Lyons, Contract Administrator at (404) 371-6242 or klyons@dekalbcountygagov. QUESTIONS All questions concerning the Project and requests for interpretation of the Contract may be asked and answered at the pre-bid conference; however, oral answers are not au thoritative. Questions must be sub mitted to the Department of Purchas ing and Contracting in writing by one of the following methods: in person at the Maloof Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, via email to contracts- review@dekalbcountyga.gov, or via facsimile to 404-371-6327, no later than close of business on Octo ber 7th 2014. Questions and re quests for interpretation received by the Department of Purchasing and Contracting after this date will not re ceive a response or be the subject of addenda. LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER PRISE (LSBE) - NOTICE TO PO TENTIAL BIDDERS All Potential bidders are hereby ad vised that the County’s LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE