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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), County of Los Angeles, and the City of Los Angeles are proud to present the 15th Annual Greater Los Angeles Vendor Fair 2008.
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitian Transportation Authority (MTA): The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is unique among the nation's transportation agencies. It serves as transportation planner and coordinator, designer, builder and operator for one of the country's largest and most populous counties. More than 9.6 million people - nearly one-third of California's residents - live, work, and play within its 1,433-square-mile service area.
Besides operating over 1,900 coaches in the Metro Bus fleet, MTA also designed, built and now operates almost 60 miles of Metro Rail service. The Metro Rail system currently consists of 50 stations and several more are in the planning and/or design stage.
In addition to operating its own services MTA funds 16 municipal bus operators and funds a wide array of transportation projects including bikeways and pedestrian facilities, local road and highway improvements, goods movement, and the popular Freeway Service Patrol and Call Boxes.
Recognizing that no one form of transit can solve urban congestion problems, MTA's multimodal approach uses a variety of transportation alternatives to meet the needs of the highly diverse population in the region. The "M" logo of MTA's Metro System is the public symbol of this fully-coordinated network.
MTA employs more than 8,000 people in a broad range of technical specialties and services ranging from Metro Bus and Metro Rail operators and mechanics to construction engineers and safety inspectors, from transportation planning professionals to customer information agents.
MTA...leading the nation in safety, mobility and customer satisfaction.
Website Link: http://www.metro.net
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD): The Metropolitan Water District is a public agency formed in 1928 by an act of the California State legislature to provide supplemental water to Southern California. Its service area includes about 5,200 square miles in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. With 26 member agencies and a population of approximately 17 million people, the Metropolitan Water District is the owner and operator of the Colorado River Aqueduct with 5 pumping stations, 775 miles of pipeline, five filtration plants, nine reservoirs including Diamond Valley Lake reservoir in Hemet, and approximately 400 service connections.
Website Link: http://www.mwdh2o.com |
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The County of Los Angeles: With more than ten million residents, the County of Los Angeles is the most populous county in the nation. Its more than 90,000 employees make County government the largest employer. If it were a nation, its economy would be 17th largest. To provide needed services of Fire, Sheriff, Public Works, Health Services, Recreation and more, the 2006 – 2007 County budget is over $20 billion.
For businesses, the size and strength of the County's economy is good news since it carries with it prospects for extensive contracting opportunities. We depend on business as partners to help us carry out our mission which is: To enrich lives through effective, caring service.
If yours is a small business, headquartered within the County this is especially good tidings for you. The County's Local Small Business Enterprise Preference Program offers a bid price preference to small businesses with headquarters within Los Angeles County, giving you a competitive advantage in the bid selection process. You must be certified by the County to be eligible for the preference.
At this year's procurement event, we invite you to meet County Departments' contracting managers who will be present to meet you face to face and provide information about their upcoming purchases. Meanwhile here are websites that can save you resources and help you prepare to do business with us.
Vendor Registration: http://ladpw.org/prg/business
Current Bids: http://camisvr.co.la.ca.us/lacobids/
Materials Exchange: http://ladpw.org/epd/lacomax/about.cfm
Doing business with the County: http://lacounty.info/doing_business/main_db.htm
Los Angeles County Office of Small Business: http://www.laosb.org/ |
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City of Los Angeles: The City of Los Angeles provides the ideal place for your business. We have a diverse economic base, a talented labor force, access to local and international markets, and a wide variety of business resources to grow your business. Billions of contracting and procurement opportunities are awarded each year through the various city departments. The City welcomes a chance to do business with you! To learn about contracts with the City of Los Angeles, click here.
Website Link: http://www.LABAVN.org |
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