LA County Board

21. 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 delegated authority 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), and actions to repair or replace public facilities, actions directly related and\nimmediately required by the emergency, and actions to procure the necessary\nequipment, services and supplies for such purposes (Actions), without giving\nnotice for bids to let contracts, and determine that there is a need to continue\nthe emergency 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 to procure construction services\nfor projects necessary to respond to and recover from the LA County Fires;\nand find that authority should, therefore, continue to be delegated to the\nDirector of Public Works to amend or extend and supplement existing\nas-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts,\nand to award new contracts for response to and recovery from the LA County\nFires, and such contracts should be issued because they are necessary to\nrespond to the emergency. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE\n4-VOTES (25-1149)\nPublic Safety