LA County Board

24. January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly Emergency\nContracts Report\nRecommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the\nDirector of Public Works, under authority delegated by the Board, acting as\nboth the County and the Governing Body of various districts, under Board\nOrder No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond and recover from the January\n2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the Palisades Fire, Eaton\nFire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires (LA County Fires) (3 and\n5), including actions to repair or replace public facilities, actions directly related\nand immediately required by the emergency, and actions to procure the\nnecessary equipment, services and supplies for such purposes (Actions),\nwithout giving notice for bids to let contracts, and determine that there is a need\nto continue the emergency Actions; find that there is substantial evidence that\nthe January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events continue to constitute an\nemergency pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, which requires\nthat immediate action be taken to cleanup and reconstruct public property,\nbuildings, facilities, and infrastructure because the emergency does not permit\nthe delay resulting from a formal competitive solicitation of bids to procure\nconstruction services for projects necessary to respond to and recover from the\nLA County Fires; and find that authority should, therefore, continue to be\ndelegated to the Director of Public Works to amend or extend and supplement\nexisting as-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let\ncontracts, and to award new contracts for response to and recovery from the\nLA County Fires, and such contracts should be issued because they are\nnecessary to respond to the emergency. (Department of Public Works)\nAPPROVE 4-VOTES (25-1149)