Alba Lemus

Alba Lemus serves as a key procurement lead within the Public Works - Engineering Division of the City of Thousand Oaks, overseeing the acquisition of civil infrastructure services critical to municipal resilience and public safety. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of site preparation contracts, Lemus ensures compliance with state and federal engineering standards while advancing the agency’s mission to modernize transportation networks, stormwater systems, and urban drainage infrastructure. Her work directly supports capital improvement initiatives, with a focus on timely, safe, and environmentally compliant site development activities that enable broader public works projects to proceed efficiently. Lemus collaborates with a diverse pool of civil construction contractors specializing in earthmoving, grading, utility relocation, and erosion control. While no single vendor dominates her contract portfolio, she consistently engages qualified firms with proven expertise in heavy civil site work, including those holding state-issued contractor licenses and OSHA 30 certifications. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, pre-qualification standards, and rigorous bid evaluation criteria to ensure technical competence and operational reliability. Lemus maintains a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing competition among qualified contractors rather than socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s emphasis on technical capability and cost-effectiveness in mission-critical infrastructure delivery. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, she remains open to qualified small firms that meet stringent performance and safety benchmarks. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 238910 — Site Preparation Contractors — encompassing land clearing, excavation, grading, compaction, and temporary erosion control measures. She specializes in procuring services that prepare sites for subsequent infrastructure construction, requiring deep familiarity with geotechnical specifications, stormwater management plans, and Caltrans standards. Her domain expertise ensures that all awarded contracts deliver technically sound, code-compliant site readiness for the city’s broader civil works program.