Project Address

Construction

Valuation

Project Description

5500 N. Canoga Ave.

3411 S. La Cienega Blvd.

232 N. Judge John Aiso St.

1457 N. North Main St.

1509 N. Gordon St.

177.7 Million

92.9 Million

51.8 Million

45.0 Million

23.2 Million

New Construction - Proposed six-story, mixed-use senior apartment building containing 498 units 

New Construction - Proposed twelve-story, mixed-use, mixed-income apartment building containing 260 units 

New Construction - Proposed six-story, 100% affordable housing apartment building containing 248 units

New Construction - Proposed five-story, mixed-use apartment building containing 376 units

New Construction - Proposed seven-story, mixed-use, mixed-income apartment building containing 109 units

LADBS EXPANDS ITS

VIRTUAL INSPECTION PROGRAM

Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has expanded its Virtual Inspection program to allow customers to schedule more types of inspections remotely.

The following items now qualify for virtual inspections:

🗹 Re-Roof

🗹 Main Panel and Sub-Panel Upgrades

🗹 Electric Vehicle Chargers

🗹 Demolition Permits

Benefits of Virtual Inspection:



1. Customers can plan & schedule their inspections days in advance.

2. Customers can plan three to five inspections with a single technician in one day.

3. Eliminates need to pay a technician all day to wait for a single inspection.

4. Technicians can more conveniently plan their routes.

5. Allows for related-third party participants such as Homeowners / Property Managers.

6. Minor corrections can be re inspected later in the day. For example, if a technician needs to run to the local supply store to pick up a small part.

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LADBS BOOSTS ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT

LADBS representatives attended various recruitment events this past quarter in support of the Department's efforts to expand outreach to underrepresented populations, enhance visibility, and increase the diversity of qualified candidates in recruiting entry-level engineers. The Spring Career Fairs that staff attended at local colleges in February and March included Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal State LA. LADBS also sponsored the National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention that was held in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended its career fair in March. 

LADBS has a number of contracting needs for various professional services. The following is a list of upcoming solicitations LADBS plans to release on RAMP, sorted chronologically.

Please contact LADBS.Contracts@lacity.org for more information.

Doing business with the City of Los Angeles. To find opportunities to work with the City of Los Angeles, register your company on the Regional Alliance Marketplace For Procurement (RAMP) website at RampLA.org. During or after registration, select any/all North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes that apply to your business. Once registered, RAMP automatically emails notifications when bid opportunities are posted that match your chosen NAICS codes. 

Career Opportunities!

Consider a career with the City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Start by taking a civil service exam in the coming months for the positions that LADBS are looking to hire:

• Accounting Clerk - August 2024
• Building Mechanical Inspector - April 2024
• Data Base Architect - May 2024
• IT Specialist - June 2024
• Office Engineering Technician - May 2024
• Safety Engineer Pressure Vessels - Continuous
• Software Developer - May 2024
• Systems Administrator - April 2024
• Systems Analyst - May 2024

Go to "governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity" to complete your profile and be ready to apply when the opportunity opens up.

We will also be outreaching to potential entry-level engineers through our participation at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Annual Convention and on-campus college career fairs at CSUN, CPP, and CSULA. Go to our Career Opportunities webpage at https://www.ladbs.org/career-opportunities for dates and job information.

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Commitment to Our Customers

Your project is important, so we strive to provide you with superb services, your feedback is important to maintaining this level of service. If you want to recognize a staff member, file a complaint, comment on the service you received, request additional assistance, or a second opinion on any plan check or inspection issues regarding your project, please provide feedback at LADBS website at LADBS.org or call (213) 482-6755. LADBS Customer Service Code of Conduct is posted at: Customer Service - Code of Conduct.