Host Agency: LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest school district in the United States. Spanning over 704 square miles, it includes the city of Los Angeles as well as 26 additional municipalities. The District is currently underway on an ambitious $20 billion New School Construction and Modernization Program; the largest school construction program in the nation’s history.

The District’s $12.4 billion New School Construction Program will deliver more than 132 new, state-of-the-art neighborhood schools for LAUSD students by 2012. This construction program consists of building new primary centers, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and additions to existing schools. To date, the program has completed 70 new schools and 60 additions, providing students with 70,000 new classroom seats. General contractors performing work in the New Construction Program are paid on an average of 18 days.

In addition to building new schools, LAUSD has an aggressive $7.6 billion Modernization and Repair Program in order to renovate the more than 800 campuses throughout the District. More than 20,000 modernization and repair projects are currently planned, with many more headed in the future. To date, the program has completed 16,000 modernization and repair projects. Contractors performing work in the Modernization and Repair Program are paid on an average of 24 days.

LAUSD is committed to be the “Owner of Choice” for contractors by paying invoices in less than 30 days, facilitating success of contractors on every project, and conducting business in a professional manner.

For further information, please visit www.laschools.org.