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ence prior to reporting for trial.
Parties are further required to file
their Motions in Limine at least 14
days prior to the start of the Jury
Trial Calendar. Jury charges shall
be presented at the call of the
case. Please provide a courtesy
copy via email to Ms. Thompson.
Any on-call case which is not
reached on this calendar will auto
matically be continued to the begin
ning of the Court's next trial calendar.
Parties will be notified for continued
cases.
For any information regarding this
calendar, please contact Tamika
Thompson at 404.371.4974 or
tnthompson@dekalbcountyga.gov.
So ordered this 10th day of March,
2016.
JUDGE MIKE JACOBS
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
(1) 14A52522 Glenda J. Williams, Mi
chael Williams vs. Robert J. Pollard,
Papa John's International, Inc. Keen
an Nix, Christopher J. Graddock,
plff.; Charles E. Hoffecker, dft.
(2) 15A55078 State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company vs.
Latoya T. Cleveland Ronald W. Par
nell, Reid R. Parker, plff.; Anne D.
Gower, Robert W. Johnson, dft.
(3) 14A54089 American Family Insur
ance sub-Makashia Lightfoot vs.
Lacresha L. House Mary A. Miller,
Caitlin G. Miller, plff.; No Atty., dft.
(4) 15A55107 Monica Darbeau vs.
Forrest Henderson F. Robert
Slotkin, Jr., plff.; David W. Wallace,
dft.
(5) 15A55176 Gloria Jean Malone vs.
Fletcher Smith Darrell T. Farr, plff.;
Jonathan M. Adelman, Rakhi D.
McNeill, Clay Knowles, dft.
(6) 14A53787 Wilma Sherman vs.
Casey Taylor Brant A. Barber, plff.;
Evan R. Mermelstein, R. Roman
Bourret, dft.
(7) 14A51156 Anthony Evans vs. De
borah Ann Simon John D. Steel,
plff.; Melvin L. Dansby, dft.
Adoptions
030-382323 2/25,3/3,3/1 OWG
NOTICE TO BIOLOGICAL FATHER
TO: “CHRISTOPHER MARK AND
ALL UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL
FATHERS OF KENNEDY BONNIE
ALAYA MITCHELL A/K/A BABY
GIRL MITCHELL.”
You are hereby notified that on the
17th day of November, 2015, a Peti
tion was filed in the Superior Court of
DeKalb County, Georgia by the Inde
pendent Adoption Center of Georgia,
Inc., (“IAC”), a child-placing agency li
censed by the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, seeking to ter
minate your rights in and to a female
minor child born in DeKalb County,
Georgia, on October 15, 2015, and
named Kennedy Bonnie Alayah
Mitchell a/k/a Baby Girl Mitchell, in or
der to place the child for adoption. Be
advised that the biological mother
has surrendered her parental rights to
the child to IAC, the principal office of
which is located at 2060 East Ex
change Place, Suite 140, Tucker,
Georgia 30084. Be further advised
that the biological mother has identi
fied you as the biological father. Be fi
nally advised that you will lose all
rights to the child and will neither re
ceive notice nor be entitled to object
to the adoption of the child unless,
within thirty (30) days of receipt of
this notice you (1) file a petition to le
gitimate the child pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22; and (2) file a no
tice of the filing of the petition to legit
imate with the Superior Court of
DeKalb County, DeKalb County
Courthouse, 556 North McDonough
Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, in
which the Petition for Termination of
Parental Rights is pending, ++Adop-
tion No. 15AD114-9++, and to the be
low-listed counsel to IAC.
This day of January, 2016.
Deputy Clerk
Superior Court of DeKalb County
Notice Prepared By:
William E. Turnipseed, Esq.
Saveli & Williams, L.L.P.
2700 Harris Tower
233 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 521-1282
18565-0082
Attorneys to Petitioner
030-382724 3/3,3/10,3/17jb
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
HALL COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
++CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 15-AD-
32A++
IN RE:
PETITION OF TONY MAURICE
HARRISON FOR ADOPTION OF
MINOR CHILD TO BE KNOWN AS
DARIUS KEYONTE’HARRISON
TO: Mr. Darryl Patrick:
You are hereby notified that, on July
20,2015, a Petition For Adoption was
filed with the Superior Court of Hall
County, Georgia, Civil Action File
Number 15-AD-32A, by Tony Maurice
Harrison for the purpose of adoption
in the interest of a male child born on
May 21, 2001 to Sharon Wilmont-
Harrison.
All parental rights you may have with
respect to the minor child will be lost
and you will neither receive notice
nor be entitled to object to the adop
tion of the child unless within thirty
(30) days from the date you receive
this notice you file (1) a Petition To
Legitimate the child pursuant to the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Section 19-7-22 or a Paternity Ac
knowledgment; (2) notice of the filing
of such Petition to Legitimate or Pa
ternity Acknowledgment with the Su
perior Court of Hall County and make
known such other objections in writ
ing as you may have; and (3) serve a
copy of the Petition to Legitimate or
Paternity Acknowledgment on the un
dersigned attorney, Scott K. Spooner,
on behalf of the
Petitioner at the address below:
Scott K. Spooner
Spooner & Associates, P.C.
3451 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road,
Suite C
Suwanee, GA 30024
This 23rd day of February, 2016.
Scott K. Spooner
Georgia Bar No. 006792
Attorney for Petitioner
3451 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road,
Suite C
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
Phone (678)714-1131
Fax(678) 714-5391
Email: sspooner@spoonerlaw.com
030-382731 3/3,3/10,3/17
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
(to biological father)
To: Jeffrey Lopez Carson: you are
hereby notified that an adoption peti
tion has been filed in the Superior
Court of DeKalb County, Georgia,
++Civil Action File Number 15AD097-
10++, for adoption of Aubrey Rae
Kurz, a female child born on January
31, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona to Jaca-
lynn Rae Marie Kurz. You will lose all
parental rights to the child and will
neither receive notice nor be entitled
to object to the adoption of the child
unless, within thirty (30) days from
the date of your receipt of this notice,
you file: (1) a petition to legitimate the
child pursuant to the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated section 19 7 22 or
an acknowledgment of legitimation
pursuant to O.C.G.A. section 19 7
21.1; and (2) notice of the filing with
the clerk of DeKalb County Superior
Court, 556 N. McDonough Street,
Decatur, Georgia 30030, and (3)
serve a copy on attorney Kathleen
Womack, Building 9, Suite 300, 750
Hammond Drive, Atlanta, GA 30328;
404-303-0130.
030-383192 3/10,3/17,3/24WG
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
To: LASHANA CHAMPINGE SMITH,
legal and biological mother of a fe
male child, whose last known ad
dress is: Fulton County, Georgia.
You are hereby notified that on Feb
ruary 22, 2016 a Petition for Adop
tion of a female child born to you on
September 6, 2012 in Atlanta, Geor
gia, was filed in the Superior Court of
Dekalb County, Georgia, ++Adoption
No. 16AD011-9++. On February 26,
2016 the Court passed an Order fix
ing a hearing upon said Petition for
March 29, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. in the
Chambers of Judge Scott, Decatur,
Dekalb County, Georgia.
All parental rights you may have with
respect to the minor child will be lost
and you will neither receive notice
nor be entitled to object to the adop
tion of the child unless you appear in
the pending adoption action and
show cause why your rights to the
child should not be terminated by ad
option.
Laura Rashidi-Yazd, Esq.
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
54 Ellis Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-614-3946
030-383193 3/10,3/17,3/24WG
NOTICE TO BIOLOGICAL FATHER
TO: “UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL
FATHER OF BENNETT STEPHEN
BOYLE A/K/A BABY BOY BOYLE.”
You are hereby notified that on the
29th day of February, 2016, a Peti
tion was filed in the Superior Court of
DeKalb County, Georgia by the Inde
pendent Adoption Center of Georgia,
Inc., (“IAC”), a child-placing agency li
censed by the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, seeking to ter
minate your rights in and to a male
minor child born in Fulton County,
Georgia, on January 26, 2016, and
named Bennett Stephen Boyle a/k/a
Baby Boy Boyle, in order to place the
child for adoption. Be advised that
the biological mother Amanda Boyle
has surrendered her parental rights to
the child to IAC, the principal office of
which is located at 2060 East Ex
change Place, Suite 140, Tucker,
Georgia 30084. Be further advised
that the biological mother was un
able to identify you by your legal
name inasmuch as she never learned
it in a one-night liaison resulting in
her pregnancy. Be finally advised that
you will lose all rights to the child and
will neither receive notice nor be en
titled to object to the adoption of the
child unless, within thirty (30) days of
receipt of this notice you (1) file a pe
tition to legitimate the child pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22; and (2) file a
notice of the filing of the petition to le
gitimate with the Superior Court of
DeKalb County, DeKalb County
Courthouse, 556 North McDonough
Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, in
which the Petition for Termination of
Parental Rights is pending, ++Adop-
tion No. 16AD015-7++, and to the be
low-listed counsel to IAC.
This 29th day of February, 2016.
Rebecca Jewell
Deputy Clerk
Superior Court of DeKalb County
Notice Prepared By:
William E. Turnipseed
Georgia Bar Ne 720125
Saveli & Williams, L.L.P.
2700 Harris Tower
233 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 521-1282
(404) 584-0026 (fax)
wet@savellwilliams.com
++18565-0083++
Ad For Bid
040-382029
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR
INVITATION TO BID
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
SERVICES
Sealed Bids will be received by the
DeKalb County Board of Education
(the “Owner”) at the Sam A. Moss
Service Center, 1780 Montreal Road,
Tucker, Georgia 30084, until 2:00 pm
local time on Tuesday, March 15,
2016 for + + ITB No.16-752-
046(Project No.123-422),for Mont
gomery Elementary School Renov
ation Project++. The Owner shall not
consider late bids.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The DeKalb County School District
invites qualified vendors (here and
after called “Contractor”) licensed by
the State of Georgia or authorized to
transact business in the State of
Georgia, to submit bids to provide
roof replacement, HVAC, and Amer
icans with Disabilities Act (ADA) up
grades and modifications to Mont
gomery Elementary School.
The ITB document will be available
Thursday, February 11, 2016, and
may be obtained from the DeKalb
County School District website at: ht-
tp://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/solicita
tions
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFER
ENCE
All prospective bidders are required
to attend a mandatory pre-bid confer
ence to be held Tuesday, February
23, 2016, 10:00 am at the Sam A.
Moss Service Center, 1780 Montreal
Road, Tucker, GA 30084. All pro
spective bidders are required to visit
the Project site. A Mandatory Project
Site Visit is scheduled immediately
following the pre-bid conference.
All attendees of the pre-bid confer
ence will be required to register.
Proper registration requires that the
attendee has signed his or her name
to the official roster and listed the
name and address of the company
he or she represents on the official
roster no later than the designated
start time of the pre-bid conference.
Bids submitted by bidders who have
not properly registered and attended
the mandatory pre-bid conference
shall be rejected as non-responsive.
Bidders are advised to register
early as anyone arriving after 10:15
am will not be allowed to particip
ate in the bid process.
SCHEDULE FOR SELECTION
Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference*
February 23,2016 @10:00 am
Final Questions Due
March 3, 2016 not later than 2:00 pm
Final Addendum Issued (if neces
sary)
March 9,2016
Bids Due
March 15, 2016 not later than 2:00
pm
Bids Opened*
March 15, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
Anticipated Board Review and Ap
proval
April 18,2016
*OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE*
Sam A. Moss Service Center
1780 Montreal Road
Tucker, GA 33404
As security, the bid must be accom
panied by a BID BOND, in the form
required by DCSD for an amount not
less than five percent (5%) of the bid
if the bid is $100,000 or more (in
cluding the base bid plus any pos
sible combination of alternates that
could result in an award of $100,000
or more).
Except as expressly provided in,
or permitted by, the Bid Docu
ments, from the date of issuance
of the ITB until final Owner action
of approval of contract award, the
Contractor submitting a Bid shall
not initiate any communication or
discussion concerning the Project,
the ITB or the Contractor’s Bid or
any part thereof with any employ
ee, agent, or representative of the
Owner. Any violation of this re
striction may result in the rejec
tion of the Contractor’s Bid.
The Owner reserves the right to re
ject any or all bid, and to waive tech
nicalities and informalities.
040-382520 2/25,3/3,3/10,3/17
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR
SEALED PROPOSALS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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,
March 24, 2016 for General Con
tractor Services for ++RFP No. 16-
752-053, Stone Mountain High
School Renovations (Project No.
515-422).++ The Owner shall not
consider late proposals.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
To provide General Contractor ser
vices for the construction (Site, Bldg,
and Systems) of the Owner’s Con
struction Projects at Stone Moun
tain High School as specified per
the Proposal Documents.
Request for Proposal (“RFP”) docu
ments will be available Thursday,
February 25, 2016, and may be ob
tained from the DeKalb County Board
of Education website at
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/soli
citations.
MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL
CONFERENCE & SITE VISIT
All prospective proposers are re
quired to attend a mandatory pre-pro
posal conference to be held Tues
day, March 8, 2016,10:30 am at the
Sam A. Moss Service Center, 1780
Montreal Road, Tucker,GA 30084. A
mandatory project site visit is sched
uled following the pre-proposal con
ference for Stone Mountain High
School Renovations and after the site
visit for Rockbridge Elementary
School. This affords all bidders the
opportunity to attend site visits for
both Stone Mountain High School
and Rockbridge Elementary
School.
All attendees of the pre-proposal con
ference will be required to register.
Proper registration requires that the
attendee has signed his or her name
to the official roster and listed the
name and address of the company
he or she represents on the official
roster no later than the designated
start time of the pre-proposal confer
ence. Proposals submitted by pro
posers who have not properly re
gistered and attended the mandatory
pre-proposal conference shall be re
jected as non-responsive. Pro
posers are advised to register
early as anyone arriving after 10:45
am will not be allowed to particip
ate in the proposal process.
SCHEDULE FOR SELECTION
Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference*
March 8,2016 @10:30 am
Final Questions Due
March 16, 2016 not later than 2:00
pm
Final Addendum Issued (if neces
sary)
March 21, 2016
Proposals Due
March 24, 2016 not later than 2:00
pm
Anticipated Board Review and Ap
proval
May 9,2016
*OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE*
Sam A. Moss Service Center
1780 Montreal Road
Tucker, GA 33404
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.
040-382521
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED
PROPOSALS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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,
March 24, 2016 for General Con
tractor Services for ++RFP No. 16-
752-056, Rockbridge Elementary
School Replacement (Project No.
508-422).++ The Owner shall not
consider late proposals.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
To provide General Contractor ser
vices for the construction (Site, Bldg,
and Systems) of the Owner’s Con
struction Projects at Rockbridge Ele
mentary School as specified per the
Proposal Documents.
Request for Proposal (“RFP”) docu
ments will be available Thursday,
February 25, 2016, and may be ob
tained from the DeKalb County Board
of Education website at
http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/soli
citations.
MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL
CONFERENCE & SITE VISIT
All prospective proposers are re
quired to attend a mandatory pre-pro
posal conference to be held Tues
day, March 8, 2016,10:00 am at the
Sam A. Moss Service Center, 1780
Montreal Road, Tucker, GA 30084. A
mandatory project site visit is sched
uled following the pre-proposal con
ference for Stone Mountain High
School Renovations which is sched
uled for 10:30 am Tuesday, March 8,
2016. This affords all bidders the op
portunity to attend both the Stone
Mountain High School and Rock
bridge Elementary School site vis
its.
All attendees of the pre-proposal con
ference will be required to register.
Proper registration requires that the
attendee has signed his or her name
to the official roster and listed the
name and address of the company
he or she represents on the official
roster no later than the designated
start time of the pre-proposal confer
ence. Proposals submitted by pro
posers who have not properly re
gistered and attended the mandatory
pre-proposal conference shall be re
jected as non-responsive. Pro
posers are advised to register
early as anyone arriving after 10:15
am will not be allowed to particip
ate in the proposal process.
SCHEDULE FOR SELECTION
Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference*
March 8,2016 @10:00 am
Final Questions Due
March 16, 2016 not later than 2:00
pm
Final Addendum Issued (if neces
sary)
March 21,2016
Proposals Due
March 24, 2016 not later than 2:00
pm
Anticipated Board Review and Ap
proval
May 9,2016
*OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE*
Sam A. Moss Service Center
1780 Montreal Road
Tucker, GA 33404
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.
040-382722 3/3,3/1 Owg
DEKALB COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR SOLICITATIONS
Sealed responses will be received by
the DeKalb County School District in
the Purchasing Department, 1701
Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone
Mountain, Georgia 30083, before
2:00 P.M. EST, April 12, 2016 for
Bid No. 16-487, Carbon Monoxide
Detectors Installation Services and
RFP 16-485, Supplemental Bus
Transportation. Responses must be
received before 2:00 P.M. EST,
Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Re
sponses received after the stated
deadline will not be accepted. Re
sponses will be acknowledged on
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 begin
ning at 2:00 P.M. EST.
Solicitations may be downloaded
from: http: / / w w w .
dekalb.kl 2. ga. us/solicitations/
The DeKalb County Board of Educa
tion reserves the right to reject any or
all solicitations and to waive informal
ities or technicalities in any solicita
tion received.
DEKALB COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Carla L. Smith, Purchasing Manager
Dr. R. Stephen Green
Superintendent
February 25,2016
++Ad Control #1083/Bid No. 16-487,
Carbon Monoxide Detectors In
stallation Services and RFP 16-
485, Supplemental Bus Transport-
ation++
040-382794 3/10,3/17WG
Request for Proposal
The Housing Authority of the City of
Decatur, GA will receive proposals for
the ++Energy Audit for a August,
2016.++
Proposals will be received until 5:00
p.m., local standard time, on Friday,
the 1st day of April, 2016 at the
main office of The Housing Authority
of the City of Decatur, GA 750 Com
merce Drive, Suite 110, Decatur, GA
30030.
Proposals submitted by mail should
be addressed to the Housing Author
ity of the City of Decatur, GA, 750
Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Decatur
GA, 30030 and should be plainly
marked as “Energy Audit” with the
proposer's name, and the date & time
for receipt of proposal. All proposals
submitted by mail will be collected at
the above mentioned mailing ad
dress at 8:30 a.m., local time, on the
day mentioned above and held un
opened at the office of the Housing
Authority until 10:00 a.m., at which
time they will be opened with those
that have been hand delivered.
Faxed Proposals are not accept
able.
Please address all questions re
garding plans and specifications
to Lawton Jones, Technical Ser
vice Director at 404-270-2106.
Proposals Documents, including Spe
cifications, are on file at the Central
Office of the Housing Authority at the
above address. You may pick up a
copy Monday through Friday
between the hours of 9:00 - 11:00
a.m. or from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Contact
Karen K. Atchley at 404-270-2108.
Specifications can also be founded
on the Decatur Housing Authority
web-site at www.decaturha.org.
The Housing Authority of the City of
Decatur, GA, reserves the right to re
ject any or all proposals and to waive
any irregularities or informalities in
the proposals. No proposals may be
withdrawn for a period of sixty (60)
days subsequent to the receipt of the
proposal without the consent of the
Housing Authority. The Contractor
understands and agrees that the con
tractor shall not pay less than the
prevailing wage rates in the locality to
all laborers employed on the work.
The Contractors submitting pro
posals or being considered for this
project shall be licensed to per
form such work by the State of GA
in which the work is to be per
formed, and shall submit evidence
of such license before his propos
al may be opened or considered.
All contractors will be required to
comply with the Section 3 equal em
ployment requirements of the Feder
al Government. All contractors will be
required to provide their E-Verifica-
tion number.
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY OF DECATUR, GEORGIA
040-383198 3/10
AD FOR BID
Fortiline Waterworks invites
LSBE/MBE/WBE to provide quota
tions for DeKalb County Bid,
“++Ductile Iron Water Pipe,” 15-
100655++. For more information, call
704-788-9813.
040-383199 3/10,3/17wg
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
INVITATION NUMBER
++16-100679++
INVITATION TO BID (“ITB”):
DeKalb County Government re
quests qualified individuals and firms
with experience in roadway construc
tion and resurfacing to submit bids for
2016 LMIG Patching, Milling, Level
ing and Resurfacing Road (365 Day
Contract) (ITB No. 16-100679) (here
inafter referred to as “Project”). For a
free downloadable copy of this Invita
tion to Bid, visit our website at:
http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/pu
rchasing/pc_formaLsolicitation_c
urrent_bids.html.
Bids will be received until 3:00 PM on
March 29, 2016 at: DeKalb County
Department of Purchasing and Con
tracting, 1300 Commerce Drive, 2nd
Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030 (tele
phone number (404) 371-7051).
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFER
ENCE: MARCH 15, 2016 AT 10:00
AM at the Clark Harrison Building,
330 West Ponce de Leon Avenue,
Decatur, Georgia 30030. For more in
formation regarding the pre-bid meet
ing, contact Sonia Gilbert at sagil-
bert@dekalbcountyga.gov or (404)
371-6337.
QUESTIONS: All questions concern
ing the Project and requests for inter
pretation of the contract must be sub
mitted to the Department of Purchas
ing and Contracting in writing via
email to sagilbert@dekalb-
countyga.gov no later than close of
business on March 18, 2016. Ques
tions and requests for interpretation
received 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
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. Bidder
may call Sonia Gilbert, Purchasing
Agent, at (404) 371-6337 to verify
the number of addenda prior to sub
mission. Addenda issued for this
project may be found on DeKalb
County’s website, http://www.deka!-
bcountyga.gov/purchasing/pc_for
mal_solicitation_current_bids.html
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTER
PRISE
ORDINANCE
The Chief Executive Officer and the
Board of Commissioners of DeKalb
County recognize that it is important
to encourage small and local busi
nesses to participate in the business
of County government; participation
of these types of businesses in pro
curement will strengthen the overall
economic fabric of DeKalb County,
contribute to the County’s economy
and tax base, and provide employ
ment to local residents; therefore, the
Chief Executive Officer and the
Board of Commissioners have made
the success of local small busi
nesses a permanent goal of DeKalb
County by enacting the Local Small
Business Enterprise Ordinance, Code
of DeKalb County, as revised 1988,
§2-200 et seq. (“LSBE Ordinance”)
and implementing the LSBE program.
For further details and an explana
tion of the LSBE Exhibits, please re
view the attached LSBE Program In
formation sheet which includes the
required LSBE Exhibits. Bidders may
also contact the County’s Contract
Compliance Division of the Depart
ment of Purchasing and Contracting
at contract@dekalbcountyga.gov
or 404-371-6395. The LSBE Pro
gram Information Sheet is a sum
mary of the LSBE program and is
provided as a service to potential
County vendors. For the full and com
plete requirements of this program,
potential vendors are directed to con
sult the LSBE ordinance itself. Com
pletion of LSBE Exhibits A and B are
MANDATORY. Failure to fully com-