Over a eighteen month period, Spelman College conducted a fast- track, design-build process to plan, design,and construct a new 500 space, cast-in-place concrete parking deck, a new entry gate, guard booth and fencing at the west entrance to the campus. A portion of the ground floor of the deck was finished as office space for the Public Safety Department. New signage, landscaping, lighting poles, and hardscaping were also installed.

Many constraints were imposed upon the project from the start. The parking deck had to be finished by August 1995 prior to completion of a new academic building. Without the additional parking, the new academic building would not have received an occupancy permit from the City of Atlanta. The new deck also had to be operational by the start of the fall semester of 1995 to provide spaces for students and faculty who were assessed an annual parking fee and who were no longer allowed to park within the historic district of the campus. The design for the multi-level deck, guard station, and fencing had to delineate a major entrance and secure perimeter for the campus.

Clement & Wynn assisted the College in selecting a design architect, a parking consultant, and a landscape architect who prepared the design development drawings and technical specifications that comprised the bid documents. Clement & Wynn prepared an invited list of design/build teams, coordinated the proposal solicitation process, and evaluated the submitted bid proposals. Once the design-build firm was chosen, Clement & Wynn conducted weekly coordination meetings to finalize approval of the construction documents, and to oversee the construction of the deck and fencing by the contractual deadline.