Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: contracting.

Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with various powers and duties with respect to transportation planning, programming, construction, and operations. Existing law authorizes the authority to award contracts under certain circumstances to small business enterprises with respect to work that is set aside for competition among certified small business enterprises, as long as price quotations are obtained by the authority from 3 or more small business enterprises, and requires the authority to report to the Legislature by December 31, 2017, regarding any contracts awarded in this regard. This bill would make inoperative, on January 1, 2024, the authority's power to set aside work for competition among certified small businesses and award contracts under these circumstances. This bill would similarly authorize LACMTA until January 1, 2024, to award no more than 20 contracts under similar circumstances to medium business enterprises with respect to work that is set aside for competition among medium business enterprises. This bill would require LACMTA to report to the Legislature by December 31, 2020, and by December 31, 2023, regarding any contracts awarded to small business enterprises and medium business enterprises in this regard.