Award of a $1,138,400 contract for the construction of two 300-pupil dormitories on the campus of the Flandreau Indian School, Flandreau, South Dakota, was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
Each of the dormitories will be two stories high and will be constructed of insulated brick and concrete block masonry. Each will have an insulated built-up roof, reinforced concrete beams, floors and roof deck, and aluminum windows. The two together will have a total gross floor area of approximately 97,000 square feet.
When complete, the two structures will house the entire Flandreau School enrollment of approximately 600 students and will replace the existing dormitories which have been condemned as structurally unsound. The contract also includes some outside utility connections and site improvement work.
The successful bidder was Henkel Construction Co., of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Eleven higher bids, ranging from $1,186,566 to $1,598,077, were received.
