City of Sandy Springs, Georgia

In 2005 citizens in north Fulton County, GA, adjacent to the incorporated City of Atlanta, living in what is locally called, “Sandy Springs”, voted to incorporate as the 5th largest City in the state. With a population of over 90,000, covering a geographic area of over 55 square miles this urban community represented a major challenge as a “new City”. The new City officials chose the engineering firm of CH2M Hill as their Program Manager with the establishment of a new concept in managing City government.

Under CH2M Hill’s guidance the various City Departments were set up and established, ordinances adopted, a police and fire department was founded and qualified staff hired to fill all these new responsibilities. Subsequently, Optech Monette, LLC (OMLLC) was selected by CH2M Hill to participate as the prime subcontractor in providing Public Works services to the citizens of this new City. With the kickoff of the new City government on December 1, 2005 Optech Monette was proudly working as part of the CH2M Hill management team in Sandy Springs. OMLLC staff report to the CH2M Hill senior management team with their direct accountability to the City Manager. It is a true “working partnership” and is serving as a model for other municipal governments in the U.S. interested in privatization of municipal services.

OMLLC services in Sandy Springs include grass cutting in the major rights of way, seven day a week maintenance of all City Parks and ball fields, weekly cleaning and emptying of all public litter bins throughout the City, litter pickup along City rights of way, cleaning and maintenance of the City’s extensive storm drain system, removal of graffiti from public buildings, bridges and roadways, emergency tree and dead animal removal services, staff support during major weather events, freezing roads, snowstorms, etc. as well as staff support for the annual Sandy Springs Festival and Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day Celebration and landscaping and miscellaneous services on behalf of the Sandy Springs Historical Society for the Williams-Payne House Museum. In 2007 the City Council added extensive street sweeping services for major roads within Sandy Springs to the OMLLC contract as part of their continuing effort to keep Sandy Springs clean and attractive as a new Georgia City.

For more information on Sandy Springs, visit: www.sandyspringsga.org/