The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced the award of a $238,895 contract for improving the road that serves Kahneeta Hot Springs, a popular resort on the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon.
The contract calls for widening and bituminous resurfacing of approximately 11.5 miles of the existing Agency Simnasho and Hot Springs Deschutes road to serve increased traffic to the tourist mecca. A tribal enterprise of the Warm Springs Indians, Kahneeta resort features luxurious overnight accommodations, an Olympic-size swimming pool and thermal baths. The tribe has plans under way to expand facilities for the increasing numbers of visitors who come each year to vacation among the Indians.
Successful bidder for the road improvement contract was Babler Bros., Inc., of Portland, Oregon. Five bids were received, ranging to a high of $360,776.
