Show Ballard ll r water Thayne Construction of Syracuse Utah was the apparent low bidder for fer the Ballard Water Improvement District pipeline and concrete storage tank ACCORDING n TO Ray Hay Nash attorney for the district there were seven bidders with five of them being below the engineers engineer's estimate which was for the concrete tank or for the steel storage tank Thayne's bid of was the low bid Nyle Chapman of elt Hoose was the next lowest bid with a 50 bid for the I storage tank and pipeline The concrete tank which is some less expensive than the too steel tank will be used According to Mr Nash this is the first time in several years that the concrete tank which is considered the best tank has been lower in cost than the steel THE TIIt WATER WI district will service in excess of hook hookups ups within the district which covers approximately 20 square miles of area on of the west side of Uintah County in the Ballard Dallard precinct Funding for the project was begun with a designated cash reserve of from the Ballard District will be bonded indebtedness to the Farmers Home Administration an FRA FilA grant of will be needed along with a Four Corners Regional Commission grant of to complete the funding of the project which is vitally needed by all of the residents of the district A letter of intent has been given by engineering firm Nielson and Maxwell l of Salt Lake City engineers of th the district to the Thayne Construction advising them that it is the intent of the district to award them the contract in inthe inthe inthe the near future It is expected that the construction company will immediately order the pipe and make their initial movement into the area to construction I |