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<br />MINOT, N.D, lAP) - Work is
<br />progressing on five separate
<br />construction contracts totaling
<br />tl:J.l million for the Garrison Di.
<br />version irriKalion project, said.
<br />Darrell KrulJ, Garrison project
<br />man~ger for t.he Uureau of Rec.
<br />IBmRtion at Bismnrck, N.D.
<br />"We hnve l>een getllnj\ very
<br />good l>ids and we cerlalnly hope
<br />that will continue," Krull told
<br />The Minot Daily News.
<br />Uid:i were opened last week
<br />for crention of the Lont'!trce Res-
<br />ervoir. Assuming the lowest bid
<br />is ncccptcd, Uwt. would put work
<br />undl'r contract for the water pro.
<br />ject at about $~a.3 milJion, Krull
<br />said.
<br />He said C'onLracls now being
<br />performed include:
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<br />.Ookp.!i pumping plant, '3.28
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<br />The Turtle Lake projecl, Krull
<br />explained, is to control seepage
<br />at the McClusky Conal in the
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<br />million; prime contraclor Rol>.
<br />ert Carr, MarshalJ, Minn.
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<br />. Oakes test areD drainage
<br />sY.:Jtem, $2.8 million; prime con-
<br />tractor Indu3trio.I Builders, I'~ar-
<br />go.
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<br />o Grovel supply For drain
<br />work, $500,520; ~'Isher Sand and
<br />Grevet, Dlcktnson, N,D.
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<br />o Reach tD of the New Rock-
<br />ford Cnnal, $6.39 miltionj prime
<br />contractor Bechtold EX~DvatJng.
<br />Minot.
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<br />o Turtle Lake drains, $117,438;
<br />Weisz and Sons, Bismarck.
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<br />Turtle Lake area.
<br />AI least Iwo more bid openings
<br />for f'izable contracts, possibly
<br />three, are scheduled next year,
<br />Flrsl, early in Ihe year, there
<br />Is expected 10 be a bid opening
<br />for another 14- ~o 15-mile seg-
<br />menl of the New RockFord Ca.
<br />nnl, which could Involve a con-
<br />tract at least as large as the
<br />$6,39 mIllion contract currently
<br />l>eing completed.
<br />The other, Krull said, will l>e
<br />for the distribution system pnst
<br />the !'j.OOO-acre Oakes irri~al.ion
<br />Icst site.
<br />That will I>c a syslem to carry
<br />watf"r from. the James Hiver to
<br />the irrieolion fields, Krull said.
<br />The drainage system, now under
<br />contract. h; ror returning nows
<br />to the river. The distribution sys.
<br />lem wiil Involve conn Is and pipe.
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<br />lines.
<br />Congress this year approved
<br />$22,3 million in Garrison funding
<br />For fiscal year 1984. Technieaily
<br />the money is not ftvail~ble until
<br />the federal fiscal year bC!gins
<br />Ocl. 1, bul as far as the Bureau
<br />of Reclamation Is concerned the
<br />funds arc there and can be
<br />counted on. Krull Bald, raising
<br />the lola1 muney available for lhe
<br />projecl - some of which has al-
<br />ready l>een paid out - to $41
<br />million.
<br />Ahoul $19,8 million became
<br />availahle -jn th~ current fiscal
<br />year, Krull said. The total in.
<br />cludes $4 million appropriated
<br />by Congress, $5.8 million in car-
<br />ryover funds from previous
<br />years and ~9,9 million made
<br />available from other sources by
<br />Interior Secrelnry James \'lotl.
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