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Fayetteville schools to advertise bid after FEMA approves safe-room project worth $9,381,862, superintendent says
Summary
Superintendent Eric Jones told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that FEMA has approved a $9,381,862 project to build a safe room at Fayetteville City High School and asked the board to authorize advertising for bids; the board approved the request.
Superintendent Eric Jones announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the Fayetteville City High School safe-room project and asked the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to authorize the school system to advertise for construction bids. "The project the approved total is $9,381,862," Jones told the board and said the federal and nonfederal shares would be split so the school system can move forward with a general contractor procurement.
Jones described the federal funding as the majority share and said the state will pass reimbursements to the city. "It's reimbursed," he said, explaining: expenses will be incurred, reported and then reimbursed by the state after FEMA provides federal…
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