Award of a $283,675 contract for the construction of a community recreation building on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation at Fort Hall, Idaho, was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
The contract calls for the construction of a multipurpose building with a total floor area of 20,660 square feet. The main floor will consist of a full-sized basketball court and stage. The basement will contain a kitchen-dining room, a library and reading room, hobby rooms and toilet and shower rooms.
Financing for the project is being provided by the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation and through the use of both regular and accelerated public works funds of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. When completed, the building will serve as a recreational and cultural center for the Reservation.
The successful bidder was Hunter-Saucerman Construction Co., of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Five higher bids, ranging from $290,231 to $327,400 were received.
