POA buying and installing road signs - prices

For clarification the costs include: eight new signs/poles/etc., installation of eight signs, and removal of eight County signs - roads are public roads.

Roger,

I'm sure that most of that cost is the labor involved in the removal and mounting of new posts.
Your paying the government, not an outside contractor who has to bid for the work.

My association owns the streets and the signs on them. When I was on the board, I investigated and had to purchase a few replacement signs.

Large signs (speed limit, stop, children playing, etc.) were around $50
Street signs: $40 to $60 depending on size
Mounting Brackets: $20
Poles: $50 to $60 depending on length

I did the work, so I don't know what the labor costs would be.
I suspect you are paying around $150 for street sign, brackets and pole.
The rest is labor to remove old sign/pole, disposal and installation. Figure two trips per sign, 2 or 3 man crew. Perhaps a bucket truck. Costs money.

Maybe. But you don't know the size of the sign, type of material, will it have lights so it can be seen at night, etc. You get what you pay for and competition can also be a factor. Do the work and comparison shop to ensure you get the most for your money

you are getting screwed the signs are cheap, the labor is not that hard and only requries basic hand tools like a strap to rip out the sign post and a post digger or auger to make a hole.

They price it that high because many HOA boards are lazy. our board paid $20K to install a bench, two seats, swing set and playground slide, took less than one day.

a pole for a secuirty camera 4x4 treated lumber was about $30, but labor was $800, lol. I gotta get in the hole digging business.

so yeah they are hoping your board are suckers too.