. >> president buell: commissioner mazzola? >> commissioner mazzola: is it and an r.f.p. you'll be or is park and recreation employees and d.p.w. employees doing some of it? >> we will be bidding it out through standard public works contracts. it will be done under the one gc. >> commissioner mazzola: second question i had, was best value bidding. i'm not 100% familiar with that, but is that instead of taking the lowest bidder, you take the lowest responsible bidder? can you explain that a little more. >> this will be our first, this is a new contracting method. it has been in place for about a year. this will be our first project where we are utilizing best value bidding. public works has done it on a couple of projects to date. what you have is a component that is a standard low bid contractor submits their bid for the six month duration, and you get that. as you would do similarly to an r.f.p., we have noncost criteria where there will be three judges who will grade all of the bidders. so then there is a formula where you divide the grade by the value and that gives yo

. >> commissioner mazzola: to the west portal playground, i have been up there. i live up that area. and looks like it was roped off and closed. as it closed until this starts, or not? >> no. i don't know anything about it. >> commissioner mazzola: you might have seen a court resurfacing above the tunnel? it had yellow tape and everything. >> vice president low: that could potentially been related to some of the muni tunnel work. >> nothing is closed. >> commissioner mazzola: i want to make one observation. it is so impressive to see the amount of private philanthropy support for these projects. that doesn't happen by accident. it happens, in my opinion, because the parks are held in high regard by the city and that people feel comfortable investing in them. i don't think the enthusiasm would be there if it wasn't for the staff and the leadership of the park department. i just would be remiss if i didn't put all that together. thank you. >> we just want to recognize parts alliance for increasing their goal. it speaks towards the party and the parks, the party for

and so with me tonight is amber mazzola.'s the executive producer of the show, and quite frankly, been my confidant and my friend for over five years. to say we've been to hell and back would be an understatement. we've seen everything you can imagine, and we've chosen one of our favorite episodes to give you an inside look. worldwide trailers designs, builds, and sells concession trailers, mostly to food vendors. tom etheridge and nancy pappas started the company in 2001 and took it from a backyard start-up to a multimillion-dollar business. nancy: you got 50%, i got 50%. lemonis: tom and nancy were a couple, and although their relationship came to an abrupt end three years ago, they have continued to work together. what people don't know about this whole process is that you know everything about the company before i go, and i know nothing about the company other than their name and what they sell. i don't see financials, i don't know what their balance sheet is, i don't know what debt they have. you give me a summary of wh

lemonis: joining me tonight is amber mazzola, the executive producer of the show. amber: who else would join you? [ both laugh ] joining you tonight... lemonis: you could be replaced. amber: no, i can't. lemonis: you're probably right, but it's fun to say. should we watch dogworks? amber: all right. this is my favorite episode. lemonis: is it? amber: yeah. lemonis: this is your favorite episode? amber: one of them. i love this guy. i love him. lemonis: la dogworks is an upscale dog boarding facility located in the heart of hollywood, california. andrew: you're a stinky dog. lemonis: founded by andrew rosenthal in 2004, this 24-hour full-service center with 36 employees has everything from grooming to training... andrew: sit. lemonis: ...in a state-of-the-art indoor dog park. this business generates $1.3 million a year, but recently their numbers have started to tumble. do you remember how much it smelled? it was something -- almost like there wasn't the right filtration system in that astroturf, but it smelled like a giant urine building. amber: that was the least