Award or a contract for construction of an earth-fill dam on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Fremont County, Wyoming was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
The accepted bid of $35,932.64 submitted by L. H. Weber of Rawlins, Wyoming, was the lowest of seven received by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The others ranged from $36,000 to $70,600.
Construction of the dam on Big Muddy Creek is part of a comprehensive program for development and conservation of the resources of the Wind River Basin in which the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been engaged for the past eight years. When completed, it will be known as Big Muddy Dam and will help to retard erosion, halt sedimentation, and reduce peak flows of the creek.
The project will involve 260 feet of 42-inch asphalt-coated drawn down pipe, trash rack, concrete cutoff collars, and outlet structure. All labor and materials are to be furnished by the contractor
