Award of a $59,405.54 contract for the clearing and leveling of 240 acres of land and the construction of the main lateral and waste way to serve these lands on the Hogback Project of the Navajo Reservation near Shiprock, New Mexico, was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
This construction work will bring under irrigation two new farm units. When completed, the project works will serve an ultimate area of 11,500 acres of land benefiting 500 Navajo Indian families.
The firm of Goodman and Sons of Farmington, New Mexico, was the successful bidder for the contract. Four higher bids, ranging from $60,794.20 to $97,977.50, were received.
