Latest Multiple Award Task Order Contract
Represents Nearly $1B in Contracting
Value
LOS
ANGELES, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles
World Airports (LAWA)'s latest Multiple Award Task Order Contract
(MATOC), representing nearly $1
billion in contracting value, received approval from Los
Angeles City Council on April 26,
2024. The Council's endorsement follows earlier consent from
the City of Los Angeles's Travel,
Trade and Tourism Committee and LAWA's Board of Airport
Commissioners (BOAC). The occasion marks a groundbreaking moment
for LAWA and its dedication to creating new and lasting economic
pathways for local, diverse, veteran, small and micro businesses
with a historic number of first time and new-to-LAWA
participants.
LAWA's Trailblazing Contracting Model for
Capital Improvement Projects Breaks Inclusivity Records, Sets New
Standards
"After supporting this game-changing MATOC with my fellow BOAC
members, I commend the City on its unanimous decision to ratify
this vital contract," said Karim
Webb, President, Board of Airport Commissioners. "At LAWA,
we are ensuring that public dollars are spent equitably and result
in measurable outcomes that benefit the businesses and individuals
that make our airport community so great. Our Board challenged LAWA
staff to be bold, and they definitely delivered."
Previously, the Program Services MATOC had an inclusivity
requirement of 20% for Small Business Enterprises (SBEs). The
newest, self-imposed standards amend goals to be larger and more
far-reaching with requirements totaling 30% for SBEs, 14% for Local
Business Enterprises (LBEs), 11% for Local Small Business
Enterprises (LSBEs) and 2% for Disabled Veterans Business
Enterprises (DVBEs). Collectively, these categories are known as
XBEs. Further, LAWA established three contract award levels based
on business size standards for small, medium, and large firms to
compete equally with the same level of contract capacity. This
approach resulted in contract awards for four large firms, five
medium firms, and six small firms, with six of these firms being
first-time prime contractors and two being joint-venture XBE firms
that are new to LAWA's pool of qualified vendors.
"LAWA's Capital Improvement Program is among the largest and
most ambitious aviation initiatives in the country. Our new MATOC
partners are the most diverse group ever and include many firms
that have never had the opportunity to work with
LAWA. Contracting this way will help grow vital capacity for
our innovative projects and benefit the Los Angeles communities we serve," said
John Ackerman, Chief Executive
Officer, Los Angeles World Airports. "Through our investments, we
not only build airport infrastructure, we also build communities
by making purpose-driven inclusivity
non-negotiable."
The Program Services MATOC joins two recent MATOCs related to
LAWA's Capital Improvement Program that also advanced LAWA's
inclusivity goals – the Entitlement and Environmental Planning
MATOC ($25 million in contracting
value) and the Planning and Design Services MATOC ($100 million in contracting value). Each MATOC
constitutes a master contract that is used to expedite future job
orders relating to improvements at Los
Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Van Nuys Airport
(VNY) over multiple years. When needs arise, a new task order
defines the scope for individual jobs, with the existing MATOC
providing the terms of an overarching agreement. This contracting
model eliminates the need to negotiate additional service terms,
greatly increasing efficiencies for both contractors and the
client. While time is saved by eliminating superfluous contract
review processes, expectations for inclusivity are pre-established,
ensuring work is executed by teams that meet or surpass LAWA's
industry-leading representation requirements.
By establishing a new and inclusive engagement approach, LAWA
reached qualified partners, some of whom had never done business
with the Department before. Ongoing dialogue between LAWA and these
vendors yielded positive changes to procurement processes that
greatly decreased barriers to entry. To become an owner of choice,
LAWA implemented broader operational transparency, a refreshed
design and construction handbook, expansive inclusivity goals and
requirements, new opportunities for microbusinesses, industry
mentor and protégé programs, internship and educational learning
opportunities and more. These improvements will continue to evolve
and grow, all in support of fostering equitable economic growth and
resiliency in Los Angeles and the
greater Southern California
region.
A new MATOC for Construction and Design-Build Services is
currently in development, with the release of a Request for
Proposal and pre-proposal conference anticipated before 2025.
Interested parties can learn more about LAX's campus-wide
transformation and subscribe for project updates at
lax.to/LAXtransformation.
Key Details
- LAWA's latest Program Services MATOC represents nearly
$1 billion in contracting value for
four large firms, five medium firms, and six small firms, with six
of these firms being first-time prime contractors and two being
joint-venture XBE firms that are new to LAWA's pool of qualified
vendors.
- The award to these 15 firms includes the participation of 230
subconsultants of which 147 are XBE firms, and 73 are micro small
businesses.
- The approval of LAWA's Program Services MATOC marks a pivotal
moment; the contract is the largest award of its kind in the City's
history and includes the highest number of first time and
new-to-LAWA firms.
- LAWA is working to identify and decrease barriers to entry for
local, diverse, veteran, small and micro businesses while ensuring
their ongoing success by requiring industry leading XBE goals and
evaluation criteria scoring for contracts.
- LAWA's measurable inclusivity investments are fostering
equitable economic growth and resiliency in Los Angeles and the greater Southern California region.
Lead Consultants
- Anser Advisory Management, LLC
- C2PM
- CMTS, LLC
- COLAB LAWA, LLC
- Cordoba Corporation
- D'Leon Consulting Engineers Corporation
- H.J. Russell & Company
- Hill International, Inc.
- Jacobs Project Management Co.
- The Kennard Development Group dba KDG Construction
Consulting
- Lea + Elliott, Inc.
- Parsons Transportation Group, Inc.
- PSG JV
- Simpson & Simpson Management Consulting, Inc.
- Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
Media Assets
A PDF of this press release and high-resolution images are
available to download at: lax.to/HistoricMATOC. Credit all assets
as "Courtesy Los Angeles World Airports."
About Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX)
LAX, the eighth-busiest airport in the world serving over 75
million guests in 2023, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World
Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of
the City of Los Angeles that also
governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the
Southern California region, LAX
and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards
for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership,
organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international
guests who travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing
a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its
entire campus. Initiatives underway will ensure efficiency and
dependability for every traveler and include an Automated People
Mover and Consolidated Rental Car facility. For more information
about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and
local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on
X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and
YouTube.
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