Award Information

This award information document pertains to a contract awarded by Butts County Board of Commissioners in Georgia for a UHF Digital Radio System. DAF Concrete, Inc. received the award in the amount of $781,464.00. The underlying contract opportunity (RFP #23-16) solicited proposals for a turnkey UHF simulcast 6 Channel/Frequencies trunking radio system with proposals due September 7, 2023. The system encompasses four transmission sites: Southern Crescent Technical College (150 feet), two water towers at 125 feet each located at Jackson Lake Inn Road and Butts Water Tower, and a leased tower in Jasper County (90 feet). The scope of work includes design, development, installation, testing, and ongoing service to provide reliable coverage in areas experiencing industrial growth near the lake and interstate regions. The RFP permitted alternative technical solutions beyond the specified UHF configuration if vendors could demonstrate superior functionality and reliability. All addendum acknowledgments required documentation on the Bid Documents Checklist, with failure to acknowledge receipt resulting in non-responsive bid determination.

The contract award to DAF Concrete, Inc. was executed on October 25, 2023. The county currently operates a 4-site microwave system connecting Southern Crescent Technical College, E-911 dispatch, Jackson Lake Inn Road Water Tower, and Highway 16 West Water Tower, which the new system will enhance or replace. Environmental conditions in the service area include clear morning conditions but significant afternoon static interference that the new system must mitigate. No contract term duration, estimated value, set-asides, incumbent details beyond Baker's Communications being the originally awarded vendor, or additional pricing terms are documented in the available award information.