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Brattleboro briefs

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 — Issue 380

Police station plans ready for bids

BRATTLEBORO — BRATTLEBORO - The construction plans for the new police station slated for Black Mountain Road are ready for the bidding process.

The board approved the detailed plans unanimously Oct. 18.

Designs included everything from removing and replacing a section of parking lot, to electrical systems, to plumbing, to storm water drainage, to structural work.

Most of the companies bidding on aspects of the project will be subcontractors working with DEW Construction/The MacMillin Company, which is the lead construction company overseeing the project.

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