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Mitchell School Board to consider rebid on fire suppression system for new high school

Mitchell School Board to consider rebid on fire suppression system for new high school

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The Mitchell School Board meets at 5:30 this evening at the MCTEA building across from Mitchell Senior High School.  The board will consider a last rebid item for the new high school project.  Several rebids were approved at the last board meeting in mid-August.  Today, the board will consider a rebid on a fire suppression system.  The rebid came in at $179,700, which is nearly $14,000 higher than the original bid.  Today’s Mitchell School Board meeting is open to the public.  The agenda can be found here: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2788/MSD/3452114/Public_Board_Book_Aug_28_2023.pdf.

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