Award of two contracts for rehabilitation of dormitories at Cheyenne and Arapaho School, Concho, Oklahoma, and at Ft. Sill School, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
H. L. Grohne Company of Decatur, Illinois, with a price of $62,155.00, was successful bidder on the work at Concho. The job at Ft. Sill was awarded to Joe H. Choate, Lawton, Oklahoma, on its bid of $57,989.00. Five higher bids, ranging from $67,000 to $109,000, were received for the work at Concho. Three higher bids, ranging from $65,000 to $93,600, were submitted on the job at Ft. Sill. Four bidders also submitted bids for the total of both jobs ranging from $127,416.69 to $202,600.00.
Both schools are operated by the Indian Bureau for children who would otherwise have no educational opportunity due to the lack of adequate facilities in their home communities, or who for social reasons have need for boarding care.
The contracts call for major revisions to toilet and shower facilities, plastering, floor covering, roofing, painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, and other work.
