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Canyons district details Innovation Center plan, puts trades building bid on consent agenda
Summary
District staff presented designs and partnerships for a new Innovation Center and a two‑package construction plan; the trades‑building low bid (~$14.6M) was placed on the consent agenda while the larger main‑building package is scheduled for later bidding and further board review.
CANYONS DISTRICT — District staff gave the board a detailed look at the planned Canyons Innovation Center, a multi‑program campus that district leaders say will centralize career and technical education and expand partnerships with industry and higher education.
The presentation outlined a two‑bid approach: bid package 1 covers a Trades Building (welding, light and heavy diesel, construction trades) and returned a low total bid of about $14.6 million (a base bid of roughly $13.4 million plus designated equipment and contingency). Leon Wilcox, the district business administrator, told the board that package 2 — the renovation of the main building and the top program floors — is still in design and is…
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