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City council awards pool bid

No surprises – new aquatic center to cost $3.06M

Hartley's new pool officially has a price tag.

The city council on May 27 approved a bid from Eriksen Construction, of Blair, Neb., for $2,722,200 to build the new aquatic center. With engineering fees and other expenses included, the total price tag will run approximately $3,063,525.

The overall tally is what the council was expecting. Eriksen's bid was accepted pending legal review of the contract as well as two other alternates. If the city cannot find better bids for the shallow water slide and small deck slide within 30 days, Eriksen's contract will be upped to $2,761,500.

"We anticipate...