Conyers Constructed a New City Hall

City of Conyers voters approved a $13 million bond referendum on May 22, 2018 to construct a new city hall on O’Kelly Street to house city administrative offices as well as a new Municipal Court on the site of the existing city hall on Scott Street, along with improvements to the Conyers Police Department. The Conyers bond question was approved by 62% of voters.  

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Timeline of Events Leading to the New City Hall

2020

• Offices open for business to the public on Monday, December 7, 2020 
• Staff begin moving to new offices weeks of November 23 and November 30, 2020 
• Certificate of occupancy issued week of November 23, 2020 
• Punch list items addressed November 9-27, 2020 
• Completed all flooring and painting, completed parking garage striping week of November 2, 2020
• Ordered furniture, finished painting and drywall touch-up week of October 26, 2020
• Paved parking lot and striping, signage installed inside building and landscaping completed week of October 19, 2020
• Passed elevator inspection, started irrigation and landscaping, installed exterior signage, installed flag pole week of October 12, 2020 
• Completed handrail on exterior steps, completed second level flooring and started first floor week of October 5, 2020 
• Completed all concrete work, curb and sidewalk, started installation of plumbing fixtures week of September 28, 2020 
• Completed drywall installation, started flooring on second floor, elevator installed week of September 21, 2020
• Exterior lighting installation, installation of drywall and painting week of September 14, 2020
• Continuation of drywall installation, work on exterior and interior finishes, preparation of elevator shaft for elevator installation the week of September 7, 2020 
• Installation of ceiling tiles, continue drywall, hang doors and grade parking lot, installation of raised floor in data room, begin tile installation on first floor and continue exterior finish in August 
• Continuation of exterior brick finish, beginning of installation of ceiling grids and tiles, continue to hang and finish drywall, continue electrical installation and HVAC installation in July 
• Installation of exterior brick begins the week of June 1 
• Plumbing and insulation installation begins mid-May 
• Drywall installation begins the week of May 11 
• Rough-ins begin for the following in late April 2020: electrical, heating and air and plumbing
•  Interior wall construction, as well as elevator shaft begins in late April 2020
• Concrete poured for Council Chambers week of April 20, 2020 
• Wall studs erected starting week of April 6, 2020
• Concrete poured for floors one and two in March 2020 
• Steel erected for building (sequences one and two installed in February 2020 and sequences three and four installed in March 2020) 
• Live stream of City Hall construction site goes live on City of Conyers YouTube channel, Feb. 4, 2020 (see link below)
• Steel beams forming sections of the first and second floors go up, January 2020 

2019

• Footings are poured and concrete walls of underground parking go up, December 2019 
• Blasting is complete and area for underground parking is cleared and dug, end of October/early November 2019 
• Blasting of rock beneath site begins, week of September 16, 2019 
• Site is cleared and erosion control measures implemented, week of August 19, 2019 
• Mayor and Council approve agreement between the city and Reeves Young, LLC for Construction Management at Risk services for the construction of the new Conyers City Hall for a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $13,287,747.00 on August 7, 2019 
• Groundbreaking on Thursday, July 18 at 10 a.m. for new City Hall at 901 O'Kelly Street 
• Ongoing meetings with PPI regarding interior design elements (flooring, paint, tile, surfaces, etc.) in June 2019
• Floorplan approved by city of Conyers staff in March 2019 
• Ongoing meetings with PPI regarding design of underground parking garage, floorplans for city hall (November 2018-February 2019) 

2018

• Kick-off meeting with city staff, staffs of PPI and Reeves Young on new city hall complex on October 24, 2018  
• Mayor and Council approve contracts with Precision Planning Inc. (PPI) to provide architectural and design services and Reeves Young to provide construction manager at risk services for new city hall complex 
• RFQs reviewed and bids opened for top three in each category; firms selected
• Request for Qualifications issued for Architectural and Design and Construction Manager at Risk firms for construction of new city hall
• Additional parcels of land purchased adjacent to and near new city hall site location
• Bonds are sold
• City holds series of public meetings for Q&A regarding the bond referendum
• Political action committee Moving Conyers Forward formed by a group of citizens in support of the bond referendum
• Initial city hall design renderings updated and new site location (O’Kelly Street) unveiled
• Conyers Mayor and Council vote to add bond referendum to May 2018 primary ballot

2015-2016

• City contracts with Carl Vinson Institute of Government on 20-Year Strategic Plan which includes short-term and long-term action items related to location, funding, acquisition of additional parcels needed to construct a new City Hall Complex

2014

• No action taken on RFQs due to lack of funding available
• Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) issued for Architectural and Design firms
• City contracts with Croft and Associates for rendering of new City Hall building
• City contracts with Croft and Associates to complete a Needs Assessment of Current Facilities and 20-30 year anticipated growth plan

Where is the New City Hall Located?

The new city hall is located at 901 O'Kelly Street, just behind the Adventure Mountain statue in the O'Kelly Street/Travis Street roundabout, immediately behind the Nancy Guinn Library.