Georgia DOT highlights advancements at national conference | Plus

Georgia DOT Deputy Chief Engineer Marc Mastronardi spoke on the unique challenges associated with P3 procurements and better balancing risk among the owner and developer, and Senior Counsel Helen Pinkston-Pope was a panelist at the closing session offering words of wisdom on maximizing success with P3s.

“We were honored to be so engaged at this important conference as we promote all that Georgia has to offer: a strong and business-friendly economy, growing population and traffic, all key ingredients for successful public-private partnerships,” McMurry said. “Georgia has a large portfolio of projects ahead of us, and we need to ensure we are in tune with the private sector.

“As such, we continue to adapt our approach delivering our current P3 projects and P3s in the pipeline based on feedback from our industry partners. We value our current partnerships and are excited for continued strong competitive interest as we make significant progress on the advancement of our P3 project portfolio.”

Many of the state’s current and upcoming P3 projects are part of the Major Mobility Investment Program, which includes variations of Design-Builds and P3 delivery approaches. The statewide program focuses on improving safety and mobility while boosting…