Award of a $375,798 contract for construction work that will nearly double the capacity of Indian school facilities at Canoncito, New Mexico, 18 miles west - of Albuquerque, was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
Canoncito School, operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has a present enrollment of 62 day pupils. When completed, the enlarged facilities will provide for 120 day pupils.
The contract provides for the construction of two additional classrooms, a kitchen and multipurpose building, two duplex living quarters, the remodeling of the existing school building, and the improving of utilities.
Anchor Construction Company, of Roswell, New Mexico, was the successful bidder for the contract. Three higher bids, ranging from $385,400 to $401,584, were received.
