The award of a $384,600 contract for construction of four metal buildings at the 200-man Eight Canyon Job Corps Conservation Center on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico was announced today by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Eight Canyon Center is located about eight miles southwest of Mescalero, New Mexico. It is one of ten such centers to be operated on Indian Reservation areas as part of a combined work and education program for unemployed youths under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
The construction contract includes: two dormitories; a building to house kitchen and dining facilities plus education and recreation areas; and a combined office and dispensary building.
Successful bidder was Steelcon Building Co., Inc. of El Paso, Texas. Three bids were received, ranging to a high of $447,121.
Other reservation Job Corps Conservation Centers are: San Carlos, Arizona (San Carlos); Mexican Springs, New Mexico (Navajo); Neah Bay, Washington (Makah); Chippewa Ranch, Minnesota (White Earth); Kicking Horse, Montana (Flathead); Poston, Arizona (Colorado River); Fort Simcoe, Washington (Yakima); Swiftbird, Eagle Butte, South Dakota (Cheyenne River); and Winslow, Arizona (near Navajo).
