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Owner’s Representative
ASG and A3 Joint Ventures

Start
2007

Reference
Sue Ross
City of Atlanta
Department of Watershed Management
72 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
404.546.1282

Valerie Nesbitt
City of Atlanta
Department of Aviation
1255 South Loop Road
College Park, GA 30347
404.382.2312

Support Services
Small Business Development Program
City of Atlanta
Departments of Aviation and Watershed Management

JAT is providing program management support services to the City of Atlanta Departments of Aviation and Watershed Management Small Business Development Program. The Program helps small, minority, and female businesses to compete with larger firms and broaden their opportunities of doing business in the Atlanta metro area. JAT is responsible for program administration, training modules, outreach, and participant support services.

Since 2007, JAT has played an integral role in the development, execution, and management of the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) Small Business Development Program (SBDP). Based on its significant success and the City of Atlanta Department of Aviation’s (DOA) need for a similar effort, JAT initiated a partnership to continue and enhance the SBDP. As the primary consultant, JAT is providing program support services to the ASG and A3 joint ventures.

The DWM SBDP helped small, minority, and female contractors and consultants compete for city projects. JAT assisted in research, development, and implementation of a comprehensive training program, including a 10-week course curriculum. Successful completion of this program prepared participants for subcontracting and prime contracting opportunities with the City of Atlanta’s $4 billion program to rebuild their water and sewer infrastructure.

JAT has assisted in the growth of the program and addition of new classes: Program Management Techniques, HR Management, and Building Your Brand. In 2020, JAT developed a class to train participants in the city’s new on-line procurement procedures and adapted the program to virtual training during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JAT is responsible for the following program support services:

  • Program administration, including application processing, kick-off, and graduation

  • Assisting in outreach efforts to inform minority firms of Small Business Development Program opportunities

  • Group training modules

  • One-on-one advisory services, including office overviews

  • Roundtable sessions among industry leaders, primes, and subconsultants

  • Advanced accounting support services to participants

  • Course report, including metrics