Communications Tower Ground Lease

The Town of Tyrone, Georgia is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for a ground lease of municipal real estate to erect and maintain a telecommunications tower and cellular equipment at 145 Commerce Drive, Tyrone, with proposals due July 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST. No set-asides or local-vendor preferences apply.

The scope covers installation, operation, maintenance, development, and removal of telecommunications infrastructure on approximately 0.118 acres. The lessee must obtain all required federal, state, and local permits and licenses, maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million with the Town named as additional insured, comply with Georgia's Security and Immigration Compliance Act through E-Verify participation, provide at no cost space on the tower for Fayette County 911 Center radio equipment, and remove all equipment and restore the property within sixty days of lease expiration.

The lease term is negotiable but may not exceed ten years for the initial term, with an optional renewal term not to exceed ten additional years. Pricing terms are negotiable. An incumbent tenant currently operates on the property; respondents other than the current tenant must present a transition plan addressing site preparation and existing equipment removal.

Evaluation is weighted as follows: pricing terms (60%, based on starting annual base rent, annual escalation rate with a minimum 3% preferred, and total projected lease value over the initial term), advance payment required within thirty days of award (15%, with twelve or more months of base rent as advance payment considered highly advantageous), professional qualifications (10%), responsiveness and compliance history (10%), and transition and site plan (5%). Written questions are due July 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Proposals must be submitted on flash drive with PDF copy plus one hard copy in sealed envelope to Town Hall, 950 Senoia Road, Tyrone, Georgia 30290.