DeKalb lines up $66m construction-management pipeline for water works
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management, Georgia · Meeting date: November 5, 2026 · Published: November 6, 2026
DeKalb County’s Department of Watershed Management is set to consider two multi-year construction-management procurements: a dedicated contract for the Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant upgrade and a countywide on-call framework for wider capital works.
Key points
- CDM Smith is recommended for construction-management services worth up to $11,120,246.50 for the Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant clearwells and pumping-station upgrade.
- Five firms are recommended for a separate on-call construction-management framework with a total ceiling of $55 million.
- The on-call panel would comprise BenchMark Management, AtkinsRealis USA, EDT-STV, Graham-GMC and Wade Trim-CERM.
- The proposals were assigned for review by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.
Full report
DeKalb County is moving to establish up to $66.1 million in construction-management capacity for its water capital programme, with the proposed Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant clearwells and pumping-station upgrade accounting for $11.12 million of the total.
The Department of Watershed Management has recommended CDM Smith for the multi-year construction-management services contract for the Scott Candler project, at an amount not to exceed $11,120,246.50. The procurement covers construction-management services rather than the underlying construction works.
Alongside the treatment-plant assignment, the county is considering a separate multi-year on-call construction-management services framework for construction projects across DeKalb County. The proposed framework has a total ceiling of $55 million and would be shared among five highest-scoring proposers: BenchMark Management; AtkinsRealis USA; EDT-STV, a joint venture of Engineering Design Technologies and STV; Graham-GMC, a joint venture of Graham & Associates and Goodwyn Mills Cawood; and Wade Trim-CERM, a joint venture of Wade Trim and Corporate Environmental Risk Management.
The two procurements were placed before the county’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee as part of the review of the proposed executive agenda. The county also scheduled consideration of a three-year supply contract for ductile-iron water pipe, with Core & Main recommended at a ceiling of $5.22 million, signalling parallel preparation for water-system construction activity.
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Source: Committee of the Whole, Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management