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Office of Contract Administration outlines contracting programs, small-business participation
Summary
The Office of Contract Administration briefed councilmembers on contracting programs aimed at increasing small and local business participation; the report was informational and required no immediate council action.
The Office of Contract Administration delivered a verbal report to the Los Ángeles City Council on efforts to connect local and small businesses with municipal contracting opportunities.
The presentation, led by Raúl Mendoza, identified outreach efforts and tools used to identify and recruit locally based contractors. Mendoza said the office has been linking departmental contract coordinators and maintaining lists of licensed contractors to facilitate procurement for public works and repair efforts.
The report emphasized small-business participation. “Y de esos treinta y cinco, cuarenta por ciento de ellos fueron comercios locales acreditados y pequeños comercios acreditados también,” Mendoza said, describing the share of contracts awarded to local, certified small businesses. The office also described using a city-maintained registry (referred to in the discussion as RAM/RMP) to identify local versus nonlocal contractors and to post lists of licensed contractors for repair efforts.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about how the registry is used day‑to‑day and whether additional action was required. Mendoza and staff said the item was an informational report and no council action was required. “No, esto es un informe verbal, no se requiere de una acción,” one staff member said.
Members of the council framed the report as an opportunity to expand small-business participation in upcoming capital and maintenance projects during budget deliberations.
The council did not take formal action on this item; it was received as an informational briefing and will inform upcoming budget deliberations.
The presentation occurred during the council's regular meeting; staff indicated they would follow up with additional data for the council during subsequent budget deliberations.
