Advance purchases of $45.4 million to provide equipment and services for the new Martin Luther King, Jr. and Harbor-UCLA Medical Centers were approved this morning by the County Board of Supervisors, ensuring, they said, the timely completion of much-anticipated projects and health services each will offer to County residents.
The Board authorized the County’s Dept. of Public Works to execute an early purchase of electrical and mechanical equipment for MLK Medical Center, not to exceed $10.6 million.
The early purchase agreement is intended to ensure timely completion of the Inpatient Tower Renovation and Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center/Ancillary Projects at MLK Medical Center within the current project schedule. It represents an important step toward the completion of the MLK Hospital campus which, according to the Supervisors, will create 8,250 jobs during its development cycle.
Lead time for purchasing the electrical equipment, including elevators, electrical switch gear and generators, is six months. Services currently being offered by the MLK-MACC and the Hawkins Inpatient Psychiatric building will remain operational during construction.
A crucial vote by the Sups on establishing a Local Hiring Program for the MLK-MACC and buildings surrounding the renovation of the IPT yesterday was postponed until Tuesday, Oct. 5, a public meeting.
In a separate vote, the Board approved the budgeted amount of $34.8 million for the County’s Internal Services Dept. to purchase medical equipment and related installation services for the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Surgery/Emergency Replacement Project.
The fixed medical equipment will include radiology equipment, CT scanners, sterilizers, and a neurosurgical navigation system.
Mr. Bolden may be contacted at JBolden@bos.lacounty.gov
