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Council approves convention-center custodial contract amid protest from incumbent minority firm
Summary
The council awarded custodial services at the Los Angeles Convention Center to Pettus Building Services after a contested evaluation process; opposition from the incumbent minority contractor raised procurement, experience and living-wage concerns.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-2 to award the convention-center custodial contract to Pettus Building Services after a contested evaluation and a public hearing that drew the incumbent contractor and union supporters.
Incumbent Expert Development Service, a certified minority business that has provided custodial services at the center since 1991, asked the council to overturn the recommendation and raised multiple objections to the procurement process. David Cunningham, representing Expert Development Service, said the selection process was "not done on a fair and level playing field" and said the recommended contractor offered added risk-management services that effectively increased the city's annual cost by approximately…
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