STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 22
8/12/2025
TN
Date:August 12, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From:Marissa Diaz, Director – Public Works
Nicholas Godin, Assistant Director – PW City Engineering Subject:Acceptance of Public Works Construction Project No. 23-017 – Lancaster Auto Mall Dealership Signs Project
Recommendation:
Accept the work designed and constructed by Square Signs, LLC dba Front Signs, for Public Works Construction Project No. 23-017, Lancaster Auto Mall Dealership Signs Project, and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project. Retention on this project shall be disbursed in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 7107(c).
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Fiscal Impact:
$1,333,962.60 (including 20% contingency) was awarded based on the original contract. There were five (5) Contract Change Orders for this project totaling $206,302.72, which brought the contract cost from $1,111,635.50 to $1,317,938.22. Sufficient funds were available in Capital Improvements Budget Account Number CP11ZZ015.CONST, GL Account 10149900.8000.
Background:
This project provided for the installation of 12 branded dealership pole signs and 20,000 square feet of landscaping within the City’s landscape easement adjacent to the Lancaster Auto Mall. The pole signs were installed parallel to northbound SR-138 (SR -14), north of Avenue K-8, behind the Auto Mall. The project included one (1) future sign foundation at the Auto Mall and two (2) building-mounted lightbox signs at the Lancaster Police Department.
Per Section 2.2 of the Existing Community Workforce Agreement (“CWA”), this project was subject to the CWA by and between the City of Lancaster and Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, and the Signatory Craft Councils and Unions. The 2 1
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contract documents were prepared, and the project was advertised accordingly. Per Section 2.6(b) of the CWA, Letters of Assent were submitted by the Contractor and each of its subcontractors, of whatever tier, forty-eight (48) hours prior to commencement of work, or within forty-eight (48) hours after the award of Project Work to that Contractor (or subcontractor), whichever occurred later.
Construction of the project has been completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
The project was substantially completed on October 30, 2024, which was within the time permitted by the contract. The construction quantities and the payment amounts have been approved by the Contractor and the Director of Public Works.
The total contract cost, after all change orders, was $1,317,938.22.
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Attachment:
Notice of Completion