Clement & Wynn was part of a larger program management team with Bovis Lend Lease as the prime, selected to oversee the completion of twelve new construction projects for the Board of Regents University System of Georgia. Clement & Wynn was directly responsible for providing Program Management Services on two projects for Georgia State University in Atlanta, namely a new Student Center and parking deck.

The new 85,000 SF Student Center was over 3.5 million over budget by the time Clement & Wynn was brought in. The project had been on the architect’s drawing boards for two years. Clement & Wynn was charged to lead the project team and user group to a “compromise solution” with a recast GMP, that enabled the selected Construction Manager/Contractor to begin site work as soon as possible. Closely monitoring the GMP and total project budget, the University was later able to add several key features to the project such as a two-story bridge connector to the Urban Life Center, and new chillers to increase the cooling capacity of the shared central plant between both buildings.

The Student Center contains several meeting and performance spaces, including an elegant multi-purposes 1,000 seat ballroom, a full scaled catering kitchen, and a well equipped, 425 seat auditorium. The concrete framed, three-story, student fee-funded facility also houses a large food court, an art gallery, and office and meeting spaces for student organization and support services. The Student Center and outdoor plaza occupy a prominent site in the heart of the University’s downtown campus. The facility was built simultaneously with a new 400 space, precase structure, parking deck across the street.