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Port of St. James seeks bids for the Stables roof, 2008

Also Port of St. James Stables roof bid 2008

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TypeEvent
Dates2008-05 – 2008-09-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2008-05 – 2008-09-01
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Summary

The Port of St. James Association solicited bids to re-roof the Stables building with shingles or metal. The notice set a June 1 bid deadline and September 1 completion deadline, while reserving the Association’s right to reject bids.

Evidence limits

This is a public bid notice, not evidence that a bid was accepted, work began, or the roof was completed.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Bids Wanted – Stables’ Roof".
    Requests bids by June 1 for shingle or metal re-roofing, including supplies, labor, and cleanup, with completion due by September 1 and opening of bids after the deadline. 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
  2. The held May issue scan confirms the public bid notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Port of St. James seeks bids for the Stables roof, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-stables-roof-bids-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Bids Wanted – Stables’ Roof". (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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