LA County Board

7. January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Emergency Contracts\nReport\nRecommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the\nDirector of Internal Services under authority delegated to the Director by the\nBoard, acting as both the County Board of Supervisors and the Governing Body\nof the various districts, (under the Board's resolution dated January 28, 2025),\nto respond to and recover from the LA County Fires, without giving notice for\nbids to let contracts, and determine that there is a need to continue the\nemergency actions; find that there is substantial evidence that the January\n2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events continue to constitute an emergency\npursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, which requires that immediate\naction be taken to cleanup and reconstruct public property, buildings, facilities,\nand infrastructure because the emergency does not permit the delay resulting\nfrom a formal competitive solicitation of bids and/or proposals to procure\nconstruction, materials, equipment and services for projects and initiatives\nnecessary to respond to and recover from the LA County Fires; and find that\nauthority should therefore continue to be delegated to the Director of Internal\nServices to amend or extend and supplement existing as-needed or on-call\ncontracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts related to facilities and\nrelated support services, and to award new contracts for response to and\nrecovery from the LA County Fires, and such contracts should be issued\nbecause they are necessary to respond to the emergency. (Internal Services\nDepartment) APPROVE 4-VOTES (25-1038)\nFamily and Social Services