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What has the City paid Tell Steel?

$9.1M in City payments across 8,836 checks, from July 11, 2017 to August 27, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: TELL STEEL

$9.1MTotal paid
8,836Payments
$1,029Average payment
FY2022-23Peak full year · $1.5M

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$713K
FY2018-19
$881K
FY2019-20
$788K
FY2020-21
$677K
FY2021-22
$1.2M
FY2022-23
$1.5M
FY2023-24
$940K
FY2024-25
$1.1M
FY2025-26
$1.1M
FY2026-27 *
$230K

Who pays them

General Services$3.9M
Public Works – Street Lighting$1.9M
Public Works – Street Services$1.3M
Transportation$713K
Fire$412K
Non-departmental: Appropriations to Special Purpose Fund$267K
Recreation and Parks$207K
Zoo$161K
Information Technology Agency$64K
Police$38K

What for

Field Equipment Expense$2.4M

4,576 payments

St. Lighting Improvements and Supplies$1.8M

727 payments

Construction Expense$1.3M

705 payments

Construction Materials$794K

1,053 payments

Available$671K

79 payments

Operating Supplies$522K

573 payments

Maintenance Materials, Supplies & Services$431K

747 payments

Paint and Sign Maintenance and$341K

54 payments

Paint and Sign Maintenance$241K

21 payments

Street Lighting Improvements and Supplies$110K

59 payments

Ca/F/F Apprentic Training$70K

93 payments

Traffic Signal Supplies$57K

13 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $230K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $118K.

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
August 27, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral Services3/4" OD X .083" WALL HYDRAULIC TUBING 10' L$515
August 27, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesSAW CUTTING$27
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services3/4" HR FLOOR PLATE A-786$39,928
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services3/4" HR FLOOR PLATE A-766$31,943
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services22 GA GALV SHEET -A-653B$4,011
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services20 GA GALV SHEET- A-653B$3,937
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services1-1/2" STD HR PIPE (1.900 OD X 1.610 ID X 0.145$1,737
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services6 X 6 X6 3/8 HR ANGLE - A-36$629
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral Services1-1/2 X 1-1/2 X.120 W GALV SQ TUBE$451
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesFLAME$334
August 19, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesFLAME$277
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesHOT ROLL PLATES 3/16" TO 4" THICK/STANDARD WIDTHS$1,021
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral Services0.125 ALUMINUM SHEET 48" X 48" 5052-H32$463
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesRESOURCING, STAINLESS, ALUM STRUCTURAL, VARIOUS SZ & SHAPE$304
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesRESOURCING, STAINLESS, ALUM STRUCTURAL, VARIOUS SZ & SHAPE$256
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesREINFORCING BARS & STRUCTURAL STEELS/H.R. BARS AND SHAPES$233
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesREINFORCING BARS & STRUCTURAL STEELS/H.R. BARS AND SHAPES$176
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesREINFORCING BARS & STRUCTURAL STEELS/H.R. BARS AND SHAPES$82
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesINCIDENTAL SERVICES, SHEARING$44
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesINCIDENTAL SERVICES, SHEARING$27
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesINCIDENTAL SERVICES, SHEARING$27
August 18, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesINCIDENTAL SERVICES, SHEARING$27
August 17, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesHR PLATE- 1/4"$5,345
August 17, 2026Field Equipment ExpenseGeneral ServicesHR MECH TUBE- 1-1/4" OD X .250 W$3,652
August 17, 2026Construction ExpensePublic Works – SanitationREINFORCING BARS & STRUCTURAL STEELS/H.R. BARS AND SHAPES$2,314

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.