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Establishment of Alternative Project Delivery Contract / Competitive-Sealed BID Proposal Method / John Ferraro Building Renovation and Modernization Project / Resolution and Ordinance

Council File 26-0868

Under review — the city's water department is seeking council approval to use a faster, less competitive bidding process for renovating its downtown headquarters. The Energy and Environment Committee is reviewing the request, with no hearing scheduled yet.

Introduced
2026-06-11
Last changed
2026-06-11
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-11
Committee
Energy and Environment Committee
Initiated by
Board of Water and Power Commissioners
References
Resolution: 026 233City Administrative Officer Report: 0150-12723-0001

Brief

The Board of Water and Power Commissioners is requesting approval of a resolution and ordinance that would authorize the Department of Water and Power to use a competitive-sealed bid alternative project delivery method for the John Ferraro Building renovation and modernization project. The file was introduced June 11, 2026, and is currently pending review in the Energy and Environment Committee. No further action has been recorded.

Full summary

The Department of Water and Power, through its Board of Commissioners, is asking the City Council to authorize an alternative project delivery method for the John Ferraro Building renovation and modernization project. Under City Charter Section 371(b), the Council has the authority to establish alternative project delivery criteria that depart from standard procurement requirements, and DWP is invoking that provision here. The Board adopted Resolution No. 026 233 on June 9, 2026, two days before formally transmitting the request to Council, signaling internal approval was already secured before the legislative process began. The request takes the form of both a resolution and an ordinance, indicating that Council authorization at multiple levels is required to activate the alternative delivery framework. The proposed resolution would be effective for a five-year term, giving DWP a defined window within which to execute contracts under the alternative method for this project. A City Administrative Officer report has been prepared alongside the filing, likely addressing the budgetary, contractual, and policy implications of departing from standard competitive bidding. The John Ferraro Building, at 111 N. Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles, is DWP's primary headquarters facility. The file was referred to the Energy and Environment Committee, chaired by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, on June 11, 2026. The Chief Legislative Analyst, City Administrative Officer, and LADWP's own legislative affairs staff were all copied on the transmittal, suggesting coordination across oversight bodies is already underway. As of the most recent activity, no committee hearing date has been scheduled and the file remains in early review. The standard two-year expiration window runs through June 11, 2028.

Activity (2)

  • 2026-06-11 Board of Water and Power Commissioners document(s) referred to Energy and Environment Committee.
  • 2026-06-11 Document submitted by Board of Water and Power Commissioners, dated June 11, 2026.

Documents (5)

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