STARKVILLE — Construction could begin by the end of the week on the new Oktibbeha County School District central office building in downtown Starkville.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors Monday approved a contract with Corinth-based Anco Construction to build the two story, 8,500-square-foot structure for approximately $1.75 million. As part of the contract, Anco has 330 days to complete the project.
The board initially opened bids for the project Feb. 1 but took them under advisement. The bids ranged from $2.18 million to $2.55 million.
Supervisors then voted to readvertise the project, calling the initial bids “too high.”
Architects Pryor and Morrow, of Columbus, redesigned the project and contractors submitted new bids, with supervisors choosing Anco Monday as the lowest bidder.
When complete, the structure will house the school district”s administrative offices. It will be located at the site of the old county schools administration building and New Process Cleaners, next to Mugshots on Dr. D.L. Conner Drive.
Demolition on the two previous buildings took place throughout February and the lots, now just dirt, have been clear for weeks.
The school district moved out of the former education building after it was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. County school officials currently use the Hudson”s Dirt Cheap building on Louisville Street as their central office.
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