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Athens-Clarke County staff lay out 20-year capital-project process as commissioners press for faster delivery
Summary
At an Aug. 12 work session, staff described a 20-year–evolved capital-project delivery framework and flagged the parts of the process that most consume time. Commissioners urged fewer touchpoints, clearer timelines and stronger public-facing project tracking.
Josh Hawkins, a staff member leading the county's project delivery review, told the Athens-Clarke County mayor and commission on Aug. 12 that the county follows a long-established, multi-phase project-delivery process and that many of the steps that make projects take years are the parts residents expect: public engagement, intergovernmental agreements, grant compliance and site selection.
The presentation and ensuing discussion focused on why projects often take several years from concept to completion, how staff and commissioners might speed delivery, and what changes—if any—should be implemented for projects already underway.
Hawkins said the county's baseline process dates to roughly 2004 and is structured around predesign, design, bidding/award and construction. He explained that those base phases are often overlaid by additional layers—user groups, grant requirements, public art reviews, intergovernmental agreements and…
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