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School bond authorization provides context for facilities planning, but a contractor's records begin with its awarded scope.

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School facilities and campus-specific cost records

School bond authorization provides context for facilities planning, but a contractor's records begin with its awarded scope. Identify the campus and work package on supplier invoices and employee hours. Keeping those references consistent supports a more useful job-cost report and makes it easier to prepare contract-specific certified payroll.

  • Delano Union School District (K-8): Measure J (2024) passed. Bond amount: $41,800,000.

Sources: californiacityfinance.com: school facilities and campus-specific cost records

SR 155 rehabilitation and CDBG water mains

Road rehabilitation and water-main replacement should not share one undifferentiated construction account. Preserve the route or street reference with each work order and retain the funding-related reporting instructions. Tidwell can help reconcile direct costs while keeping approved time available for the payroll reports required by the actual contract.

  • SR 155 Delano 3R rehabilitation, Fremont St to 0.13 mi west of Browning Rd (sidewalks, ADA ramps, bike lanes). Amount recorded: $17,722,000 construction (funding table). Source status (2026-2028): Construction scheduled to begin Summer 2026, complete Winter 2027-2028. Agency: Caltrans District 6.
  • 2024 CDBG 12th Avenue and Oxford Street watermain improvement projects. Amount recorded: Estimated $175k-$200k each (bid listing). Source status (2024): Bid October 31, 2024. Agency: City of Delano.
  • City of Delano 2024 watermain replacement projects on 12th Avenue and Oxford Street were funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money.

Sources: dot.ca.gov: sR 155 rehabilitation and CDBG water mains; constructionbidsource.com: sR 155 rehabilitation and CDBG water mains; constructionbidsource.com: sR 155 rehabilitation and CDBG water mains

Population context for your bookkeeping discussion

Delano's population is 51,679 (ACS 2024). Census PEP records population change of +4.9% from 2020 to 2025; this uses a different Census series from the ACS count.

Delano is about 81.3 miles from our Atascadero office, measured in a straight line. We work remotely, with meetings at our Atascadero office by arrangement.

Sources: Census ACS 2024: population; Census Gazetteer 2025: straight-line distance; Census PEP 2025: change since 2020

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