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Committee approves amended extensions for five inert-materials contracts; BSS to rebid in 2025
Summary
The Bureau of Street Services won committee approval to extend five contracts for recycling and disposal of inert construction materials on a month-to-month basis through December 2025, with technical corrections to contract assignment language and plans to release a new RFP in summer 2025.
The Los Angeles City Public Works Committee voted to approve technical corrections and short-term extensions to five Bureau of Street Services contracts for recycling and disposal of mixed inert and construction-and-demolition materials.
Angela Bianco of the Bureau of Street Services told the committee staff requested two technical corrections to the Board of Public Works report: (1) to revise a concurrence line identifying a control-assignment change for contract CD-134893 from Recycled Aggregate Materials Company, Inc. (Ramco) to ACCCA Inc., doing business as Arcosa Crushed Concrete; and (2) to authorize the Board of Public Works to execute five contract amendments extending the contracts on a month-to-month basis, not to exceed one year beyond their current expiration date of Dec. 31, 2024.
Why it matters: the extensions will keep recycling and disposal capacity in place while the bureau prepares a new request for proposals (RFP) planned for summer 2025. That avoids an immediate disruption in the handling of materials generated by street repairs and construction operations.
Key points from the committee record
- Contract details: The report and Bianco’s amendments reference contract number CD-134893 (control assignment from Ramco to ACCCA Inc. / Arcosa Crushed Concrete). The five contracts cover recycling or disposal of inert materials, mixed debris, white goods, bulky items and construction-and-demolition materials generated by the Bureau of Street Services. - Extension and timing: The Board of Public Works was authorized to execute five amendments to extend the contracts month-to-month, not to exceed one year — through Dec. 2025 — to allow time to issue a new RFP. - Procurement and standards: Melinda Chiu (recorded as Melinda Chow in the transcript), Bureau of Street Services, said the contracts were procured via competitive bids for handling materials generated by street services operations. She said contractors are required by contract to comply with applicable government-agency regulations; what contractors do with materials at their private sites is managed by those contractors and subject to regulatory oversight. - Next steps: BSS staff said they hope to release the new RFP in summer 2025 to replace month-to-month extensions.
Council action
A committee member moved to adopt BSS’s recommendation as amended. The committee called the roll; Council member Hernandez, Council member Padilla and Council member Hutt voted yes, and the item was approved as amended.
What the record does not specify
The committee record does not list all contractor names for each contract in the minutes read into the record, nor did it provide a detailed compliance checklist for material-handling practices at contractor facilities. Bianco and BSS staff stated contractors must follow applicable government regulations, but the record does not list specific inspection or reporting requirements.
