Western State Builders, Inc., has been given the Temecula Valley Unified School District contract to install a metal shade structure over the Temecula Valley High School courtyard.
The TVUSD board voted 5-0 on April 15 to award the contract to Western State Builders. The Escondido company will be paid $227,328.
Installing a metal shade structure in the lunch area will provide additional shade for students. The project was advertised for bid on March 7, and a pre-bid conference, which was not mandatory, was held on March 19.
Three bids were opened on March 27. Western State Builders had the low bid of $227,328. Reed Family Enterprises, Inc., whose office is in Temecula, had the second-lowest bid at $320,000.
Joe Naiman can be reached at jnaiman@reedermedia.com.
