Show Contracts Awarded on i 2 Construction Projects I. I 1 t Two local projects were were awarded to the lowest bidder this week and work is expected expect ed to begin as soon as weather permits The Vernal City street curbs and sidewalks improvement ment projects bids were opened Wednesday of last week and bids for expandIng expanding expanding expand expand- ing the Vernal Verna airport terminal al were opened Monday after after- noon AT THE Vernal City Counell Coun Coun- ell meeting Wednesday evening evening even even- ing Zoo Z P P. P Smith of Ogden was the the apparent apparent low bidder at for the special Improvement improvement Im im- provement project Bouchard Construction Ogden was next low of the seven bids submitted submitted submit submit- ted at Other b bidders were Niles Chapman Construction Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Gibbons and andRea Reed Rea Salt Lake City Eddy L L. L Shaw Construction Ogden M. M C Green J Con Construction s t rue tI 0 n Center Center- ville vile and Clegg Construction Construction Con- Con Orem The engineers estimate was Cliff of Vernal was the only bidder of for street paving The Uintah Engineering Company estimate estimate esti esti- mate was 1 AT THE County Commissioners Commission ers room Monday afternoon bids were opened to to enlarge the Vernal airport terminal building to over twice its present present present pre pre- sent size Plans call for building build builds ing an addition onto the East Eastside Eastside Eastside side of the building which will contain a new ticket counter and radio and equipment operations oper oper- room for Frontier Air Air- lI lines es The present ticket sales area and radio room will wail be remodeled remodeled re re- re modeled into an expanded lobby lob lobo by and storage area The construction construction con con- includes a complete new roof and air conditioning the entire building FIVE BIDS were submitted for this new construction The Thelow Thelow Thelow low bid and apparent winner of the contract went went- to Karl Duff Swain for Merkley Merkley Merk Merk- ley Brothers was next with Freestone Construction bid Brothers and Max The engineers engineer's estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate was was was' The Airport Board met with the Commissioners and will check the figures and specifications specifications specific specific- and later officially sign the contract 49 ACRES OF land behind the Ashley Farmers op Co-op Service Station and north of Phillips east of Vernal Ver nal was also sold to the highest highest high high- est et bidder by the Commissioners Commission Commission- ers Monday Cecil Wall was high bidder at Five other bids were submitted Gordon Perry Perry Per ry 1025 Buell Bennett 1000 Leonard Cook Dan Batty on only two acres and Ashley Farmers Coop Co Co- op The land was obtained obtained ob ob- ob by the county In ina a tax sale IN OTHER County Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- business Monday a are re report report re- re port of the Flood Control Committee Committee Com was presented to the Commissioners detailing measures measures mea mea- that should be made for flood protection The engineers engineer's estimate of the flood control project amounted to This Includes in in- eludes dudes flood control work to protect Vernal City's pipeline canal protection diversion works protection protection of residents along Ashley Creek and work necessary to shore up bridges so they will not be washed out in the event of high flood floodwaters w waters lt rs It was pointed out that this much money could only be raised through Federal assistance assistance assist ance ance is the maximum the county could raise without extra mill levies |