Jamaal Avilez

Jamaal Avilez serves as Chief Administrative Officer for the Administration at Ontario International Airport, where he oversees the strategic procurement and contract management of critical infrastructure projects aligned with the agency’s mission of operational resilience and long-term sustainability. In this primary leadership role, Avilez directs the acquisition of commercial and institutional building construction services essential to modernizing airport facilities, enhancing passenger throughput, and ensuring regulatory compliance. He is responsible for end-to-end contract lifecycle management, from needs assessment and solicitation to award and performance monitoring, ensuring all procurements adhere to state and federal procurement standards while advancing the agency’s strategic development goals. Avilez maintains collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of qualified contractors specializing in large-scale construction, facility modernization, and infrastructure upgrades. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages general contractors, construction managers, and design-build firms with proven experience in aviation-related projects. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, competitive bidding, and rigorous vendor evaluation to ensure quality, safety, and timeliness in project delivery. Avilez’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under no set-aside provisions. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified firms regardless of socioeconomic designation, prioritizing technical capability, past performance, and capacity to deliver complex construction projects over targeted socioeconomic preferences. His primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction—reflecting deep expertise in managing projects involving terminal expansions, parking structures, maintenance facilities, and other airport-related infrastructure. Avilez specializes in procurements requiring integration of structural, mechanical, and environmental systems, demonstrating technical fluency in construction codes, sustainability standards, and aviation-specific regulatory frameworks.