LAX told to tighten contracts
Los Angeles city officials on Wednesday called for tighter regulations on how all contracts are awarded as they moved to clear two contested contracts doled out for work at Los Angeles International Airport. Daily News.
Members of the City Council's Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee said they want to avoid the types of problems and conflicts over contract awards that have plagued the Los Angeles World Airports agency. With multibillion-dollar modernization of LAX on the horizon, the agency is headed by an executive director appointed last year.
"We have to make sure that there are no questions so that we can go ahead and do the work that we all support," Councilwoman Janice Hahn said. "I am all for modernization of the airport. We all know it needs to be done and done quickly.