NEARLY 250 ATTEND PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE FOR CONTRACTS TO MANAGE MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AT LAX
(Los Angeles, California – May 11, 2016) Nearly 250 business representatives turned out for a pre-proposal conference this afternoon to learn more about a Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Request for Proposals (RFP) for Program Management/Project & Construction Management, and Project Controls Support Services for LAWA’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
The conference, held at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel, provided an opportunity for interested businesses to get more information about the many construction projects for LAWA, which will result in a modern airport that significantly improves the overall guest experience.
“We are thrilled to see the tremendous interest in the many exciting opportunities forthcoming at Los Angeles World Airports,” said LAWA Chief Executive Officer Deborah Flint. “Our multi-billion-dollar LAX Capital Improvement Program extends beyond the Landside Access Modernization Program and provides opportunities for local, small and diverse businesses to participate in solicitations for expert resources in the areas of airfield, landside, terminal, and utility improvements.”
This RFP provides the opportunity for professional firms to participate in the largest capital improvement program in the City’s history. Demonstrating LAWA’s commitment to cultivating opportunities for small, local and diverse businesses, the procurement of these contracts will require both Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation, as well as a Local Business Preference (LBE) factor. LAWA intends to award multiple contracts to qualified small, medium and large firms as described in the RFP. Contracts awarded as a result of this procurement will span five years with potential renewal options. The estimated cumulative value of these contracts is approximately $350 million.
During today’s conference, LAWA managers detailed the city’s contracting process, including LAWA’s needs, scope of work, and administrative and insurance requirements of the RFP. In addition, employees of the City’s Bureau of Contract Administration were present to assist more than 50 eligible companies in beginning the process to register as a small business enterprise with the City. Attendees also took the opportunity to network among themselves after the formal program concluded.
Presentation materials from today’s pre-proposal conference and a list of attendees will be available through the City of Los Angeles Business Assistance Virtual Network (LABAVN) at www.labavn.org, where qualified firms interested in this opportunity will also find related documents and information on upcoming events. Questions regarding the RFP should be submitted to LAWA’s Planning & Development Group at pdgprocurement@lawa.org.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the seventh busiest airport in the world and third in the United States. LAX served more than 74.9 million passengers in 2015. LAX offers 692 daily nonstop flights to 85 cities in the U.S. and 928 weekly nonstop flights to 67 cities in 34 countries on 59 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.1 million tons of air cargo valued at over $86.9 billion. An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,610 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.
LAX is part of a system of three Southern California airports – along with LA/Ontario International and Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.
For more information about LAX, please visit www.lawa.aero/lax or follow on Twitter @flyLAXAirport , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport, and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1. Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during construction, are available at www.LAXisHappening.com.
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