Committee backs $24 million program‑management team and appropriates $8 million for year one of Watershed CIP

The City Utilities Committee voted to move forward with two program‑management services team (PMST) agreements to oversee the Department of Watershed Management’s Central capital improvement program.

Deputy Commissioner Yolanda Broom said the agreements split water and wastewater portfolios between two joint ventures — AECOM CERM for water and Atlanta Infrastructure Solutions for wastewater — and that the total three‑year cap would not exceed $24 million, contingent on adoption of the FY2027 and FY2028 budgets. "The purpose of this legislation is to execute 2 contracts...to act as the program management services team, which oversees implementation of the...capital improvements plan," she said.

Committee members asked to meet with vendor representatives; the chair noted the IPRO review was in the transmittal and was circulated by email during the meeting. To fund year one of the PMST agreements, the committee approved a CFO amendment moving $8,000,000 from watershed reserves into the water and wastewater renewal and extension fund for PMST payments.

The committee recorded favorable votes on the PMST contracts and the budget amendment, with clerks noting the agreements remain contingent on formal adoption of FY27–28 budgets. The items included an explicit contingency that work and payment beyond year one depend on future budget approvals.

Next steps: Watershed Management will arrange vendor briefings requested by councilmembers and the FY27–28 budget process will determine full multi‑year funding for the PMST engagements.