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<br />/ <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />1',) <br />w::.. <br />0') <br />c.) <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />Q <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />R <br /> <br />y <br /> <br />Pueblo Chieftain <br />April 4, 1968 <br /> <br />/ <br />HENSEL-PHELPS SUBMITS LQW BID FOR TRINIDAD DAM <br /> <br />The low bid of $1,921,705 for construction of the outlet works <br /> <br />project at the Trinidad Dam and Reservoir was submitted Wednesday <br /> <br />by Hensel-Phelps Construction Co. of Greeley. <br /> <br />Bids by 15 contractors from eight states were opened at a <br /> <br />special session at the Fox Theater in Trinidad. The bid opening <br /> <br />was supervised by Col. J. H. Hottenroth of Albuquerque, district <br /> <br />engineer for the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers. <br /> <br />Edward N. Sanchez, chief of the technical liaison office of <br /> <br />the corps of engineers, said about 250 persons were present for <br /> <br />the bid openings. <br /> <br />"This is the largest crowd I have ever seen at a bid opening," <br /> <br />Sanchez said. There has been a great amount of local interest <br /> <br />shown in the project. <br /> <br />The bid by Hen,sel-Phelps was well below the government esti- <br /> <br />mate of $2,320,240. Other bids from Colorado companies include <br /> <br />$2,192,137 by Penner Construction Co. of Denver: $2,656,665, A. S. <br /> <br />Horner Construction Co. of Denver, and $2,856,000, Northwestern <br /> <br />Engineering Co. of Commerce City. <br /> <br />The bids ranged as high as $3,319,390 for this portion of the <br /> <br />dam and reservoir project, which it is estimated will cost $22,610,000 <br /> <br />over-all. <br />