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What has the City paid VWR International Inc?

$1.9M in City payments across 1,736 checks, from February 27, 2018 to August 19, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: VWR INTERNATIONAL INC

$1.9MTotal paid
1,736Payments
$1,113Average payment
FY2022-23Peak full year · $607K

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$206
FY2019-20
$76
FY2020-21
$3K
FY2021-22
$100K
FY2022-23
$607K
FY2023-24
$599K
FY2024-25
$214K
FY2025-26
$394K
FY2026-27 *
$16K

Who pays them

Police$1.5M
General Services$225K
Public Works – Sanitation$141K
Recreation and Parks – Special Accounts$11K
Recreation and Parks$6K
Public Works – Street Lighting$3K
Fire$1K

What for

Field Equipment Expense$1.3M

834 payments

Laboratory Testing Expense$225K

460 payments

Operating Supplies$144K

312 payments

Office and Administrative$110K

44 payments

Contractual Services$78K

60 payments

Furniture, Office and Technical Equipment$58K

2 payments

2021 Dna Capacity Enhancement & Backlog Reduction Program$12K

1 payment

Pacific Region Donation$11K

17 payments

Maintenance Materials, Supplies & Services$2K

6 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $16K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $20K.

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 19, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesFILTER PAPER GR 41 FF QUAD 125MM PK500$271
August 18, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationPH QC STANDARD 250ML BOTTLE$147
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesTIN (II) CHLORIDE ACS 500GM$310
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesTIPS PIPET EPI 0.1-5ML CS500$289
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesVWR BEAKER CUP 10ML CS1000$236
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesTIN(II) CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE 500G$156
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesGLOVES EXAM NITRILE POWDER FREE S PK100$96
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesVWR CUVETTES PMMA MACRO CS500$96
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesORTHO-PHOSPHATE AS P STANDARD 125ML$55
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesNITRATE IC STD 1,000 PPM 120ML$30
August 11, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesBLEACH GERMICIDAL 121OZ$11
August 10, 2026Field Equipment ExpensePoliceKIMTECH - KIMWIPES, 11.2 X 20.8 CM; (CASE OF 17160) - SMALL$2,088
August 3, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – SanitationZINC SULFATE CRYST REAG 500GM$176
July 9, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationFILTER HOLLOW FIBER$460
July 8, 2026Office and AdministrativePoliceFILTER PAPER GRADE 454 9 CM PK100$2,007
July 8, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – SanitationMAGNESIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS 98% 500 G$539
July 8, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – SanitationMAGNESIUM SO4 ANHYD REAGENT GRADE 500G$123
July 6, 2026Laboratory Testing ExpenseGeneral ServicesLABORATORY SUPPLIES$41
July 2, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationBDH STANDARD GOLD 1000PPM (UG/ML) 500ML$280
July 1, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – SanitationHEXANE HPLC GRADE 4L$3,113
July 1, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationTUBE DCT NO CAP 20X150MM CS500$1,621
July 1, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – SanitationETHYL ACETATE BDH(R) HIPERSOL$626
July 1, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationVWR BAG 305X610MMX37.5UM CLBIO ID CS1000$538
July 1, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationVWR BAG PP AC 38X48 2MIL 10/10 CS100$507
July 1, 2026Field Equipment ExpensePolice1.5ML SCREW CAP TUBE$424

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.