Metro RYDC Locking Control & Intercom Replacement

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), procuring on behalf of the Department of Juvenile Justice, solicited sealed bids for the Metro RYDC Locking Control and Intercom Replacement project with bids due July 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., and a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on June 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Metro RYDC facility (1300 Constitution Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30316). Failure to attend the pre-bid conference resulted in automatic disqualification.

The scope consists of replacing the existing locking control and intercom system at Metro Regional Youth Detention Center with new equipment. All bids were submitted electronically through GSFIC's e-Builder Project Management system; paper bids were not accepted. Bidders were required to submit the Bid Verification and Statement of Qualifications forms through e-Builder. Written questions were submitted exclusively through e-Builder, with only GSFIC's written responses binding. Direct communication with state employees other than the designated contracting officer, Mendi C. Boddie, was prohibited from ITB issuance until bid selection announcement, except during the mandatory pre-bid conference.

Three bidders submitted proposals: AE Security Group at $749,200; Microfusion Engineering Laboratories at $877,700; and DPS Group, LLC at $939,625. All bidders met qualification requirements. The contract was awarded to AE of Ohio, Inc., d/b/a AE Security Group (contract number DJJ-46100-EC-123-22-0044). The project is classified as a Small Construction and Renovation Project under GSFIC-AD-180.