- Dates
- 2008-04-14 – 2008-05-15
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- constructioneducationcommunitycommercecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On April 14, 2008, the Beaver Island Board of Education awarded the school construction contract to Beaver Gems, Inc., which was also the lowest bidder. The issue announced a May 15 groundbreaking and said the school year would end May 30 to accommodate the work.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper report of a contract award and planned groundbreaking, not the contract, bid tabulation, construction permit, or completion record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Beaver Gems to Build School".Reports the April 14 contract award to Beaver Gems, Robert Gillespie’s firm and the lowest bidder, and a May 15 groundbreaking; the school calendar was shortened to May 30 to accommodate construction. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held May issue scan confirms the contract and groundbreaking announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Gems wins the Beaver Island Community School construction contract, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-construction-beaver-gems-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Beaver Gems to Build School". (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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