Martha K. Glaze RYDC Locking Control & Intercom

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, on behalf of the Department of Juvenile Justice, requested sealed bids for the Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center Locking Control and Intercom Replacement project located at 11850 Hastings Bridge Road, Hampton, Georgia, with bids due March 15, 2023. Attendance at a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on February 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. was required for bid eligibility; failure to attend resulted in automatic disqualification.

All bids were submitted exclusively through the e-Builder Project Management system; paper bids were not accepted. Bid documents were available at no charge via e-Builder. All questions had to be submitted in writing through e-Builder, with only written responses binding upon GSFIC. Communication between bidders and state employees other than the contracting officer, Mendi C. Boddie (mendi.boddie@gsfic.ga.gov, 404-463-5731), was prohibited from ITB issuance through bidder selection announcement.

Three contractors submitted base bids on March 15, 2023: South Western Communications at $327,871, DPS Group, LLC at $438,594, and Florida Detention Systems, Inc. at $699,000. South Western Communications was awarded the contract. The scope of work consisted of replacing the existing locking control and intercom systems at the facility. No contract value, term duration, or additional specifications beyond system replacement were disclosed in the available documents.