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Council Rock School Board To Consider Middle School Project Bids Thursday
The Council Rock School Board will consider bids for the new Newtown Middle School and renovations to Holland Middle School on Thursday.
The Council Rock School Board will consider bids for the new Newtown Middle School and renovations to Holland Middle School during a meeting Thursday.
The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Chancellor Center.
According to the agenda, several bids will be considered, including ones for general construction, plumbing, electrical and environmental abatement.
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The district has plans to construct a new 185,400 square-foot Newtown Middle School next to the existing middle school on Newtown Richboro Road. A 74,000-square-foot addition and renovation is planned at Holland Middle School.
During a facilities committee meeting Wednesday, district officials said the total project bids came in about $5 million less than expected, the Courier Times reported.
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The total expected cost for both projects is now at $105 million.
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