Clarification - City of Atlanta city government. It is more African than Africa. They are decidedly uninterested in the maintenance of any kind of infrastructure whatsoever. Downtown streets are a minefield of potholes, and the tap water is running through pipes that date back to when Sherman was in town.
And anybody trying to bid on a contract for City of Atlanta or Fulton County ANYTHING is a fool if they don't know they'd better be a minority-owned company, or they don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning a bid.
Don't get me started on the Hartsfield Latoya Jackson Intergalactic Spaceport And Nail Emporium.