STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 7
3/24/2026
TN
Date: March 24, 2026
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Marissa Diaz, Director - Public Works
Nicholas Godin, Assistant Director – PW City Engineering Subject: DMR Team, Inc., Fourth Revised Task Order 2 for Multi-Year Professional Services for Public Works Construction Project 20-005, SR 138 (SR-14) Avenue J Interchange Improvements (Phase II Caltrans Interchange) Recommendations:
1. Approve Fourth Revised Task Order No. 2, for services in accordance with the Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement (RFQ 739-21), Service Group Category 1 – Construction Management and Inspection, with DMR Team, Inc., (DMR), of Chatsworth, California, in the amount of $159,315.00, to provide on-call construction management and inspection services during construction of SR-138 (SR-14) Avenue J Interchange Improvements (Phase II – Caltrans), and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents.
2. Approve an extension of the term of the Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement to December 30, 2026.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
$159,315.00, bringing the approved and authorized contract amount for DMR to $1,707,785.00.
Sufficient funds are available in the Capital Improvements Budget in project string CP15BR007.CONST, GL Accounts 21249900.8000.
Background:
Public Works Construction Project (PWCP) 20-005, SR-138 (SR-14) / Avenue J Interchange Improvements (Phase II – Caltrans Interchange) will install Phase 2 improvements, completing the local streets improvements that started in Phase 1, as well as the freeway interchange 2 3
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improvements to add a northbound off-ramp at Avenue J, add a southbound on-ramp at Avenue J, and other lighting, signalization, landscaping, and interchange improvements.
The project is funded by a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) grant with Measure R Highway Program Funds and shall be executed in accordance with the LACMTA Funding Agreement to ensure compliance with all grant requirements.
DMR Team, Inc. Task Order
On August 26, 2022, the City executed a Task Order for On-Call Construction Management and Inspection Services with DMR Team, Inc. in the amount of $346,510.00.
On June 17, 2024, a Revised Task Order was executed for source inspection and quality management plan execution for Caltrans processing and testing preparation in the amount of $200,000.00, bringing the total contract cost to $546,510.00.
On January 7, 2025, a Second Revised Task Order was executed, authorizing the use of the contract contingency approved by Council on August 23, 2022, and May 28, 2024, and approved additional funding to extend the period of services in the amount of $394,255.00, bringing the total contract cost to $940,765.00
On June 4, 2025, a Third Revised Task Order was executed for On-Call Construction Management and Inspection Services with DMR Team, Inc. in the amount of $607,705.00.
With the approval of Fourth Revised Task Order 2, DMR will continue to provide on-call construction management and inspection services through the completion of the project, estimated to be December 2026, in the amount of $159,315.00, bringing the total contract cost to $1,707,785.00.
Additional Authorization to Professional Services Agreement With approval of the Additional Authorization for the Multi-Year Professional Services Agreement, the City shall extend the agreement term from September 14, 2023, to December 30, 2026. As noted above, funding was previously authorized and services continued in good faith.
The City is requesting the ratification of services from expiration date to present with a formal extension of term to the end of the contract.
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Attachment:
Third Revised Task Order