Award of a $91,195 contract for rehabilitation of Hubbart Dam on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
The dam is an important link in the Flathead Project Irrigation system, which was originally authorized for construction in 1909 to promote Indian economic advancement on the Flathead Reservation. The waters impounded by the dam are used to irrigate about 10,000 acres on the Camas Division of the project. Over the years the 90-foot-high, concrete-arch structure has deteriorated to the point where major repairs are needed.
Major items of work involved in rehabilitation of the dam include clearing a portion of the reservoir are, drilling and grouting around the abutments, repair of trash racks and valve house, and repairing the upstream and downstream faces of the spillway.
The contract was awarded to Rolfson Company of Polson, Montana. Four other bids were received ranging from $145,442.50 to $247,930.00.
