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Huntington Park council awards parks landscape contract to SLA, adds 66% local-hire requirement
Summary
After a months‑long RFP process and interviews with bidders, the City Council awarded a five‑year landscape maintenance contract to SLA and adopted a friendly amendment requiring contractors to hire at least 66% of their workforce from Huntington Park by the second year of the contract.
The Huntington Park City Council voted to award a five‑year landscape maintenance contract to SLA on Tuesday and approved a council amendment requiring at least 66% of the contractor’s workforce to be Huntington Park residents by the contract’s second year.
Public works staff told the council that eight firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP and that staff interviewed the top six bidders before producing the rankings presented to council. Director Lopez said staff ranked firms on compliance, qualifications, references and cost, and that cost played a strong role in the scoring.
Why it matters: The new contract governs routine maintenance for city parks and public landscapes and is expected to influence local…
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