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Ad For Bid
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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
(LSBE) requirements are suspended
for this project. All efforts in these
areas by potential bidders will be
considered voluntary by the County.
A copy of the Certified Vendor List
has been included.
FIRST SOURCE JOBS ORDIN
ANCE - NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
BIDDERS
All Potential bidders are hereby ad
vised that the County’s FIRST
SOURCE JOBS ORDINANCE re
quirements are suspended for this
project. All efforts in these areas by
potential bidders will be considered
No Bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until sixty (60) days after the time set
for opening the Bids.
THE COUNTY RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
BIDS, TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES
IN BIDDING, AND TO READVERT
ISE.
This 18th day of September, 2014.
++Chamblee-Dunwoody Streets
capes Phase 2 PI 0002799 (“the
Project”).
Chamblee-Dunwoody Streets
capes Phase 2 PI 0002799 / 14-
100389++
040-363283 9/18,9/25,10/2WG
Request for Proposal: DeKalb
County Government requests quali
fied individuals and firms with experi
ence in food service operations to
submit proposals for the ++Food Ser
vice Operations for the Central
DeKalb Senior Center and/or the Lou
Walker Senior Center (++RFP No.
14-500325) (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 16, 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).
Pre-Proposal Conference and Site
Visits: A pre-proposal conference
and site visit will be held at 11:00
a.m. on the 2nd day of October, 2014
at the Central DeKalb Senior Center,
1346 McConnell Drive, Decatur,
Georgia 30033, with a site visit to fol
low at Lou Walker Senior Center,
2538 Panola Road, Lithonia, Geor
gia 30058 at 2:00 p.m. on the 2nd
day of October, 2014. Interested re
sponders are strongly encouraged to
attend and participate in the pre-pro
posal conference and site visits. For
information regarding the pre-propos
al conference and site visits, please
contact Mary L. Godard, Contract Ad-
ministrator, at 404-371-6330 or
mgodard@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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 October 3,
2014. Questions and requests for in-
terpreta-tion received by the Depart
ment of Purchasing and Contracting
after this date will not receive a re
sponse 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/pu
rchasing/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 con-
tract@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 18th day of September, 2014.
Sincerely,
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing and Con
tracting
040-363419 9/25,10/2,10/9WG
Invitation to Bid: DeKalb County
Government requests individuals and
firms with experience in street sweep
ing and debris removal services to
submit bids for Street Sweeping and
Debris Removal Services (++ITB No.
14-100428++).
To review a copy of the ITB, please
contact: DeKalb County Department
of Purchasing and Contracting, 2nd
Floor, The Maloof Center, 1300 Com
merce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030
(telephone number 404-371-7051), or
for a free and downloadable copy of
the ITB, visit our website at
www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pur-
chasing/index.html. Sealed Bids will
be received at the above address un
til 3:00 p.m. on October 30, 2014, at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read aloud. No
pre-bid conference or site visit will be
held.
Questions: All questions concerning
the ITB must be submitted to the De
partment of Purchas-ing and Con
tracting in writing by one of the follow
ing methods: in person at the Maloof
Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, via
email to contractsre-view@dekalb-
countyga.gov, or via facsimile to
404-371-6327, no later than 5:00
p.m. on October 16, 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 ITB. It is
the responsibility of the bidder to en
sure 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. Bidder
may contact 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/pu
rchasing/pc-formal-bids-&-
rfps.html.
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER
PRISE ORDINANCE: It is the object
ive of the Chief Executive Officer and
Board of Commissioners of DeKalb
County to provide maximum practic
able opportunity for all businesses to
participate in the performance of gov
ernment contracts, including Local
Small Business Enterprises (LSBE),
Minority Business Enterprises (MBE)
and Women Business Enterprises
(WBE). The County’s Schedule of
Local Small Business Enterprise Par
ticipation, Minority Business Enter
prise and Women Business Enter
prise Opportunity Tracking Form (Ex
hibit A) and Letter of Intent to Per
form as a Subcontractor or Provide
Materials or Services (Exhibit B) are
included in the ITB, 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. For details concerning
DeKalb County’s Local Small Busi
ness Enterprise Ordinance, contact
the Department of Purchasing and
Contracting, Contract Compliance Di-
vision at
contract@dekalbcountyga.gov or
404-371-4795.
No bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until sixty (60) days after the time set
for opening the bids. The County re
serves the right to reject any and all
bids, to waive informalities, and to re
advertise.
This 25th day of September, 2014.
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing and Con
tracting
040-363420 9/25,10/2,10/9WG
Invitation to Bid DeKalb County
Government (the County) requests
individuals and firms with experience
in collecting, handling, packing and
lawfully transporting household haz
ardous waste (HHW) to submit bids
for Household Hazardous Waste Col
lection Events 2015 - 2017 (ITB
++No. 14-100423++).
To review a copy of the ITB, please
contact: DeKalb County Department
of Purchasing and Contracting, 2nd
Floor, The Maloof Center, 1300 Com
merce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030
(telephone number 404-371-7051), or
for a free and downloadable copy of
the ITB, visit our website at
www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pur-
chasing/index.html. Sealed Bids will
be received at the above address un
til 3:00 p.m. on October 29, 2014, at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read aloud.
Pre-Bid Conference: A pre-bid con
ference will be held on October 3,
2014 at 10:00 a.m. at The Clark Har
rison Building, 330 West Ponce de
Leon Avenue, Decatur, Georgia
30030, Conference Room A. It is
strongly recommended that all inter
ested bidders attend and participate
in the pre-bid conference. For inform
ation regarding the pre-bid confer
ence please contact Rae G. Clifton,
Contract Administrator, Department
of Purchasing and Contracting at
404-687-3473 or RGCIifton@dekalb-
countyga.gov. A site visit will not be
held.
Questions: All questions concerning
the ITB must be submitted to the De
partment of Purchas-ing and Con
tracting in writing by one of the follow
ing methods: in person at the Maloof
Center, 2nd Floor, 1300 Commerce
Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, via
email to contractsre-view@dekalb-
countyga.gov, or via facsimile to 404-
371-6327, no later than 5:00 p.m.
EST on October 9, 2014. Questions
and requests for interpretation re
ceived by the Department of Pur
chasing and Contracting after this
date will not receive a response or be
the subject of addenda.
Addenda: Addenda may be issued in
response to changes in the ITB. It is
the responsibility of the bidder to en
sure 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. Bidder
may call the Contract Administrator,
Rae G. Clifton at 404-687-3473 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/pu
rchasing/pc-formal-bids-&-
rfps.html.
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER
PRISE ORDINANCE: It is the object
ive of the Chief Executive Officer and
Board of Commissioners of DeKalb
County to provide maximum practic
able opportunity for all businesses to
participate in the performance of gov
ernment contracts, including Local
Small Business Enterprises (LSBE),
Minority Business Enterprises (MBE)
and Women Business Enterprises
(WBE). The County’s Schedule of
Local Small Business Enterprise Par
ticipation, Minority Business Enter
prise and Women Business Enter
prise Opportunity Tracking Form (Ex
hibit A) and Letter of Intent to Per
form as a Subcontractor or Provide
Materials or Services (Exhibit B) are
included in the ITB, 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.deka!-
bcountyga.gov/purchasing. For de
tails concerning DeKalb County’s
Local Small Business Enterprise Or
dinance, contact the Department of
Purchasing and Contracting, Con
tract Compliance Division at con-
tract@dekalbcountyga.gov or 404-
371-4795.
No bid may be revoked or withdrawn
until sixty (60) days after the time set
for opening the bids. The County re
serves the right to reject any and all
bids, to waive informalities, and to re
advertise.
This 25th day of September, 2014.
Sincerely,
Scott M. Callan, CPSM
Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Purchasing and Con
tracting
040-363421 9/25,10/2,10/9,10/16WG
Request for Proposals: DeKalb
County Government requests quali
fied individuals and firms with experi
ence in providing managed network
services and maintenance support
services for Metropolitan Institutional
Network (INET) to submit proposals
for Professional and Managed Sup
port and Maintenance of Voice and
Data Network Services (++RFP No.
14-500330++).
For a copy of the Request for Propos
als, please contact: DeKalb County
Department of Purchas-ing and Con
tracting, 1300 Commerce Drive, 2nd
Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030 (tele
phone num-ber 404-371-7051), or
visit 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 23, 2014.
Pre-Proposal Conference: A man
datory pre-proposal conference will
be held at 1:00 p.m. on the 9th day of
October, 2014 at the Clark Harrison
Building, Conference Room A, 330
West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Dec
atur, Georgia 30030. Interested re
sponders are required to attend and
participate in the pre-proposal confer
ence. For information regarding the
pre-proposal con-ference, please
contact Mary L. Godard, Contract Ad
ministrator, at 404-371-6330 or mgo-
dard@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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 fol-lowing 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 October 10, 2014. Questions and
requests for interpretation received
by the Department of Purchasing 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. Proposer
may contact Ms. Godard at 404-371-
6330 or mgodard@dekalb-
countyga.gov to verify the number of
addenda prior to submission. Ad
denda 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.deka!-
bcountyga.gov/purchasing/pdf/suppli-
erList.pdf. For details relative to
DeKalb County’s Local Small Busi
ness Enterprise Ordinance, contact
the Contract 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 read-vertise.
This 25th 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
040-363422 9/25jb
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DeKalb County, Georgia
Week of September 25, 2014
Request for Quotation No. 3003277
ITB (Refer to the Index for the page
number in which the Display ad is
located).
++3003277 ITB Dirt Screening
3003278 ITB Composting Operations
3003307 ITB Concrete Sidewalk Ac
cess Ramps
3003341 ITB Compact Track Loader
with Rotary Brush Cutter 3003343
ITB Cab and Chassis with Vacuum
Machine and Jet Rodder Reel
14-100423 ITB Household Hazard
ous Waste Collection Events 2015-
2017 14-100428 ITB Street Sweep
ing and Debris Removal Services
14-500330 RFP Professional and
Managed Support and Maintenance
of Voice and Data Network
Services+ +
Condemnation
050-363181 9/11,9/18,9/25WG
In re: APPROXIMATELY 2.8
GRAMS OF COCAINE;
APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN AN
OUNCE OF MARIJUANA; etal.
NOTICE OF SEIZURE
OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY VALUED AT
$25,000.00 OR LESS
TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN PROPERTY DE
SCRIBED BELOW
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n),
you are hereby notified that on July 9,
2014, the property described below
was seized at 2929 Turner Hill Road,
DeKalb County, Georgia by Detect
ive M.D. Crews of the DeKalb County
Police Department:
a. Approximately 2.8 grams of co
caine; and
b. Approximately less than an ounce
of marijuana; and
c. Three thousand four hundred nine
teen dollars ($3,419.00) in U.S. Cur
rency.
Conduct giving rise to said seizure
was as follows:
Said property:
a. was directly or indirectly used or in
tended for use to facilitate a violation
of the Georgia Controlled Sub
stances Act, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30,
more specifically, the possession,
distribution, sale, or delivery of co
caine and marijuana.
b. was found in close proximity to
said cocaine and marijuana; or
c. represents proceeds derived or
realized from said violation(s) of the
Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
More specifically, on July 9, 2014, Of
ficer Dejarnette, of the DeKalb
County Police Department, was con
ducting a special detail at 2929 Turn
er Hill Rd., StoneCrest Mall, parking
lot of Kohl's, when while sitting in an
unmarked vehicle, He observed a
black Mercedes Benz driving slowly
through the parking lot. The vehicle
pulled between Officer Dejarnette's
vehicle and a red Porshe, at which
time the driver, who was later identi
fied as ++Marquez Martin++, opened
the driver’s door half way and leaned
out of the vehicle and tugged on the
passenger side door handle of the
Porshe, in an effort to open the door.
After he was unsuccessful in open
ing the door, Martin drove off and
away from the scene.
Due to this suspicious activity, Of
ficer Dejarnette began to follow the
vehicle and requested assistance
from other Officers. He followed the
Mercedes until it came to a stop at
6960 Red Boone Dr, Lithonia. At this
time, the Uniform vehicles surroun
ded the vehicle and detained both
Martin and the Rashad Davis, the
passenger. Upon Officer Antoine, the
assisting Officer, making contact with
Martin and Davis, He began to ques
tion them about the suspicious beha
vior at the Mall, at which time He de
tected a very strong odor of
Marijuana emitting from the interior of
the vehicle and on the person of both
occupants.
Due to this observation, they conduc
ted a Terry Frisk of the subjects be
fore they continued to conduct any
further investigation. Upon checking
Davis, less than an ounce of
marijuana was located in his left
pocket. Upon searching the vehicle,
they located less than an ounce of
Marijuana between the passenger
seat and door and in the center con
sole. They also located 2.8 grams of
Cocaine, which was individually
wrapped in 11 small bags which were
all located in a purple crown royal
bag located in the driver’s side door.
The Officer seized an undetermined
amount of USC which was located in
Martin’s right pocket.
Martin and Davis was arrested and
transported to DeKalb County Jail.
The U.S. currency was transported to
BB&T Bank where it was counted by
an employee and determined to be
Martin and Davis were charged with
Violation of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act. The cocaine and
marijuana are subject to forfeiture
pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(d)(1). The currency is subject to
forfeiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-
13-49(d)(2) and (d)(6).
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-
49(n)(3), any claim to the seized
property must be sent within thirty
days to the seizing law enforcement
agency AND to Deputy Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, Kenneth
Hutcherson, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Robert D. James
(Ga. Bar No. 389148)