Repairs coming to future police home
Landscaping, fencing fixes set at former AVUHSD site
LANCASTER — The Lancaster Police Department’s future home will get some improvements, including the removal of existing landscaping and installation of security fencing with pedestrian and vehicular drive gates.
The city purchased the building, at 44811 Sierra Highway, in June 2022 from the Antelope Valley Union High School District for approximately $1.75 million. The 29,623 square-foot building previously served as the district’s administrative headquarters. It was in need of renovation and repairs prior to the city’s occupancy.
The City Council, at the Dec. 12 meeting, unanimously awarded a $537,356 bid to Lancaster-based Toneman Development Corp. to clear landscaping, including tree removals, and
construct and install security fencing, a pedestrian and vehicular drive gates, including conduit, gate motor operator and access control system, according to a staff report by Public Works Director Marissa Diaz and senior engineer Sheila Niebla.
The project, will also include the Installation of conduit and fiber extension
from intersection of Milling Street and Sierra Highway to the existing box within the building including conduit, the report said.
The city conducted an electronic bid opening for the public works project via PlanetBids. No responsive bids were received, the report said. In accordance with state law, the contract
may be awarded to a contractor by negotiation.
Toneman Development Corp. “submitted a complete bid package submitted a complete bid package and negotiated in good faith to deliver the proposed Public Safety Building Improvements Phase I scope within budget and within the timeline needed, and negotiated
in good faith to deliver the proposed Public Safety Building Improvements Phase I scope within budget and within the timeline needed,” the report said.
The City Council approved a task order in December 2022 to pay Irvine-based design firm Huitt-Zollars $416.851 for