Griffin Chalfant

The Board approved contracts for On-Call Electric Motor and Rotating Equipment Repair Services with Cole Electric Technology, Inc. and Integrated Power Services, LLC. Additionally, the Board authorized an Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to Real Estate and Cybersecurity.

The Board approved an Engineering Services Contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. for design and construction management services for the Wyckoff Water Treatment Plant Residuals Building Replacement Project for $8,234,149.00. Additionally, the Board authorized the second one-year extension for Demand Engineering Service contracts with six firms. The Board also approved an Executive Session to discuss real estate and sanctioned a Land Purchase and Sale Agreement with Fly Away Ventures, LLC to acquire approximately 56.2 acres on Lower Dowda Mill Road for $21,000.00 per acre. Finally, a new agreement was approved with Tax Specialists of Georgia-Southeast, LLC for projects within the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, featuring a 17% commission on proceeds recovered.

The Board approved an Executive Session to facilitate the discussion of real estate matters.

The Board approved a sole-source contract with Pure Technologies U.S., Inc. for condition assessment services on the Highway 41 water main and a five-year preventative maintenance agreement with McNaughton-McKay Electric Company for variable frequency drives. Additionally, the Board updated its Prequalified Pipeline Contractors List for ductile iron pipe, awarded the Quarles 6 MG Clearwell No. 1 Tank Concrete Repairs and Coating Project to DN Tanks of Georgia, LLC, and awarded the Pine Mountain Tank Replacement project to Cleary Construction, Inc. The Board also approved a Memorandum of Agreement for the Third Army Road Water Main Extension, an information management services agreement with the Atlanta Regional Commission, and an executive session for real estate and cybersecurity discussions.

The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority's Level of Service Goals (LOSGs) outline the criteria for evaluating its infrastructure and guiding capital improvement planning to ensure sustainable and reliable drinking water and fire protection. The plan is structured around key areas including ensuring sufficient water supply and permitted capacity, maintaining high water quality standards, establishing redundancy and reliability in storage and transmission systems, optimizing transmission hydraulics, and fostering integrated planning and effective communication with wholesale customers and stakeholders.