Show m Early bid on Flaming Gorge Project rushed to assist employment Encouraging news has come out of Washington the past week which gives hope that the prime contract for Flaming Gorge Dam wall be awarded before June 30 of this Thia announcement that brings hope to the especially Eastern was made by the Bureau of Under speed-up program to help combat the current employment and business re the Bureau is expected to push the project to an early summer assistant commissioner cf the said also that reclamation officials are hopeful that equipment can be on the damsite before the end of the fiscal The prime contract probably include the diversion ithe dam and access Mermel there were indications that separate be Area Limited Mermel said the area was felt to be too to accommodate more than one Reclamation officials said estimates for the prime contract would be kept confidential until were received and The office of Arthur V. said that was available for the before June In was requested for ithe fiscal year 1959 budget and million was requested m a special appropriation last Congressional action on the appropriations is expected within two Under normal from two weeks to 60 days would be required to prepare and 45 to 60 days would be necessary to for and receive Mermel said that the bureau was' prepared to speed up so that work could begin before cost of the project is estimated at Bureau of Reclamation officials figure that five and six years will be to complete the whole |