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Show Architect named for District offices The firm of Edwards and Daniels of Salt Lake City has been selected by the Alpine School District Board of Education to complete com-plete the design phase for both the new district office building and the planned addition to Orem High School. Blake Evans, a member of the board who served on the selection committee, said the choice was made on the basis of the quality of work offered by the firm and the amount of the bid itself. "Edwards and Daniels came in first on both counts," Evans said. Dr. Steven C. Baugh, district superintendent, said the low bid was $146,000 for both projects. Edwards and Daniels, he said, offered a discount as well if the district awarded both projects at the same time. He said there was a $56,000 difference between the high and low bid. A total of 19 bids were submitted and were reviewed by a selection committee. Three were then considered by the building and grounds committee. They were discussed in great detail," Baugh said. Baugh said the buildings and grounds committee could not see any reason to toss out the lowest bid in favor of a local (Utah Valley) firm when the bidder had a good reputation and had worked for the district in the past. Preliminary designs on the two projects are expected near the beginning of the new year. Construction could begin as early as February and be completed by 1991. Those interested in giving input regarding the design are encouraged encour-aged to do so by contacting the building principal or the district office. |
