Tender awarded for Edson elementary schools.

Grande Yellowhead Public School Division is pleased to announce that the recent tendering process for construction of the new replacement school in Edson has been completed and the successful tender has been awarded to United Construction Company Inc. for approximately $12 million.

The government issued the tender on June 8, 2016 and the closing date was extended until June 30th. During the tender period, building contractors reviewed the construction documents and prepared their bid price to complete the construction work. The qualified building contractor who submitted the lowest acceptable bid was awarded the contract to construct the facility.

In October of 2014, the Province announced the approved replacement of AH Dakin School. In December of 2015, trustees approved the final design for a replacement school facility in Edson that will be built on the current A.H. Dakin School site. After a review earlier in 2015 by provincial representatives, the re-placement facility project was expanded to include the replacement of Evergreen School by adding space to the initial proposal to replace A.H. Dakin School. Instead of space to support only up to 200 elementary students, the combined facility with an opening capacity of 450 students with the permanent core sized to accommodate a fully built out availability up to 500 if needed.

The design plans were completed by the Workun Garrick Partnership Architecture and Interior Design Inc. in collaboration with Alberta Infrastructure, Alberta Education, along with parent and school staff representatives from both Evergreen and A.H. Dakin Schools, division representatives as well as local trustees were involved in the visioning, planning and designing during this phase of the project to ensure that the new facility met the needs of both school communities. Completion of the new school is sched-uled for the fall of 2017.

The recent tendering process for construction of the new replacement school in Edson has been completed and the successful tender has been awarded to United Construction Company Inc. for approximately $12 million.”