LA County Board

42.\nNorwalk Boulevard-San Antonio Drive-Pioneer Boulevard Traffic Signal\nSynchronization Program Beverly Boulevard to Carson Street\nConstruction Contract\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution finding that the modification and\nsynchronization of traffic signals in the Cities of Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian\nGardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, and Whittier and\nin the Unincorporated Community of West Whitter/Los Nietos (4), is of general\nCounty interest and that the County aid in the form of Highways-Through-Cities\nfunds in the amount of $2,961,500 shall be provided to the Cities of Artesia,\nCerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Norwalk, Santa Fe\nSprings, and Whittier to be expended in accordance with all applicable\nprovisions of law relating to funds derived from the Proposition C Discretionary\nGrant Fund and Proposition C Local Return Fund. Approve the Norwalk\nBoulevard-San Antonio Drive-Pioneer Boulevard Traffic Signal Synchronization\nProgram-Beverly Boulevard to Carson Street Project (Project) and adopt the\nplans and specifications that are on file for the Project at an estimated\nconstruction contract amount between $1,800,000 and $2,700,000. Advertise\nfor bids to be received before 11:00 a.m. on December 30, 2025. Find\npursuant to California Public Contract Code, Section 3400 (c) (2), that it is\nnecessary to specify the designated items by specific brand name in order to\nmatch other products already in use on a particular public improvement either\ncompleted or in the course of completion. Find that the proposed project is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Authorize the Director of\nPublic Works to take the following actions: (Department of Public Works)\nADOPT 4-VOTES\nExecute funding cooperative agreements between the County and the\nCities of Artesia and Norwalk to allow the cities to contribute their share\nof funding to the Project. The total Project amount is currently estimated\nto be $4,037,000 with the City of Artesia’s share estimated to be\n$928,300, the City of Cerritos’ share estimated to be $58,800, the City of\nHawaiian Gardens’ share estimated to be $2,500, the City of Lakewood’s\nshare estimated to be $95,400, the City of Long Beach’s share estimated\nto be $800, the City of Norwalk’s share estimated to be $1,687,100, the\nCity of Santa Fe Spring’s share estimated to be $331,900, the City of\nWhittier’s share estimated to be $433,400, and the County’s share\nestimated to be $498,800. The Director may execute amendments to the\nagreements to incorporate necessary programmatic and administrative\nchanges.\nDetermine whether the bid of the apparent responsible contractor with\nthe lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact, responsive and, if not\nresponsive, to determine which apparent responsible contractor\nsubmitted the lowest responsive bid.\nAward and execute a construction contract for the Project to the\napparent responsible contractor with the lowest responsive bid within or\nless than the estimated cost range of $1,800,000 and $2,700,000, or that\nexceeds the estimated cost range by no more than 15%, if additional and\nappropriate funds have been identified.\nExtend the date and time for the receipt of bids, allow substitution of\nsubcontractors and relief of bidders, approve and execute change orders\nwithin the same monetary limits delegated to the Director, accept the\nProject upon its final completion, and release retention money withheld.\n(25-6406)\nBoard Letter