Christine Groves

Christine Groves serves as Administrative Services Manager for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, where she oversees the procurement and contract administration of technical services critical to infrastructure modernization. In this primary contracting role, she manages the acquisition of professional and engineering support services that enable the planning, design, and implementation of county-wide transportation, stormwater, and public works facilities. Her responsibilities include ensuring compliance with state and federal procurement regulations, evaluating technical proposals, and aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic capital improvement goals. She primarily handles service-based contracts requiring specialized technical expertise in systems design and project management. Christine collaborates with a broad network of qualified vendors specializing in computer systems design and engineering support services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she engages with firms possessing demonstrated capability in infrastructure modeling, data integration, and digital asset management systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical competency, past performance, and capacity to deliver scalable, interoperable solutions. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships built on transparency, compliance, and performance accountability, ensuring contractors meet the department’s rigorous standards for public infrastructure projects. Christine’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions awarded under general competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the Department of Public Works’ need for specialized, high-performance systems design expertise. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all vendors are evaluated equitably under full and open competition standards. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), encompassing the acquisition of software development, infrastructure simulation tools, geographic information systems (GIS), and digital planning platforms. She specializes in procuring solutions that support asset management, predictive maintenance modeling, and data-driven decision-making for public works operations, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of civil engineering and information technology systems.