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Gateway sign contract awarded to Parvin-Clauss Sign Co. on a split vote

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The gateway sign contract with Parvin-Clauss Sign Co. At this meeting the City Council voted 4–3 to reconsider and then approved the contract 4–3. The bids were opened on August 7, 2025; the next-lowest bid was $216,000. The memo describes eight signs at city entry points, built in two phases.

Documented status: Awarded (recorded), Sep 15 2025. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Other · Reported by staff

    Bids opened

    Bid opening date: Aug 7 2025. Bid: $216,000 for construction; counterparty: LUAVA INC.

    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Gateway Sign Project Contract, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Gateway Sign Project Contract, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

  2. · Other · Reported by staff

    Committee of the Whole motion to award fails

    Other date: Sep 2 2025. Item COW: the motion failed (3 to 4).

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Gateway Sign Project Contract, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

  3. · Other · Recorded in minutes

    City Council votes to reconsider

    Meeting date: Sep 15 2025. Motion to other (item VIII.L.3). Item VIII.L.3: the motion carried (4 to 3).

    • p. 5 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

  4. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the contract

    Meeting date: Sep 15 2025. Motion to approve (item VIII.L.3). Contract value: $215,600 for construction; counterparty: PARVIN-CLAUSS SIGN CO. Contractor: PARVIN-CLAUSS SIGN CO. Item VIII.L.3: the motion carried (4 to 3).

    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

Amounts are read from the cited pages and added up by code. A recommendation, an award or an authorized amount does not establish that money was paid.

  • Bid · Aug 7, 2025

    $216,000

    Construction

    LUAVA INC (bidder)
    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Gateway Sign Project Contract, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

  • Contract value · Sep 15, 2025

    $215,600

    Construction

    PARVIN-CLAUSS SIGN CO (contractor)
    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

Contracts, payments and completion

  1. · Other · Reported by staff

    Bids opened

    Bid opening date: Aug 7 2025. Bid: $216,000 for construction; counterparty: LUAVA INC.

    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Gateway Sign Project Contract, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Gateway Sign Project Contract, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

  2. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the contract

    Meeting date: Sep 15 2025. Motion to approve (item VIII.L.3). Contract value: $215,600 for construction; counterparty: PARVIN-CLAUSS SIGN CO. Contractor: PARVIN-CLAUSS SIGN CO. Item VIII.L.3: the motion carried (4 to 3).

    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-09-15, City Council, Sep 15 2025. Open the quote and source.

Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

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Organizations and public bodies

What remains unresolved?

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Open questions

No open question is recorded for this item.

What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

Official source records

  1. Gateway Sign Project Contract

    City Council, Sep 15 2025

  2. City Council minutes, 2025-09-15

    City Council, Sep 15 2025

Editions and corrections

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  1. Edition 3(current)

    Edition 3: 6 revised.

  2. Edition 2Read this edition

    Edition 2: 6 revised.

  3. Edition 1Read this edition

    First edition.

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Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Gateway sign contract awarded to Parvin-Clauss Sign Co. on a split vote,” sources reviewed 2026-09-27, source records listed on this page.

Initial permanent evidence page published September 10, 2026. Follow the dated evidence above for later additions and changes. A source-check date alone does not establish a government action or project outcome.