Flathead High School shop buildings to get boiler system replacement
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months, 3 weeks AGO
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Work will begin this summer to replace the old boiler system servicing Flathead High School’s shop buildings.
The two buildings, located behind the campus’ main building, house Flathead’s auto shop, wood shop and pottery studio.
Kalispell Public Schools awarded the project to Kalispell-based Diamond Plumbing and Heating, which submitted the lowest bid, $934,900. The school district received one other bid from Northwest Mechanical Contractors for $982,250.
The money for the project is coming from the building reserve fund.
Work is scheduled to start July 1 and is expected to continue through Oct. 15.
Hedges Elementary School is also scheduled for a boiler system replacement this summer. That contract was awarded to Northwest Mechanical Contractors, which submitted a bid of $1.1 million.
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