Mitchell School Board to Review Bids for New Power Line Training Facility at Mitchell Technical College

The Mitchell Board of Education will consider bids for a proposed 34,000-square-foot power line underground training facility on the campus of Mitchell Technical College during its Monday afternoon meeting.

By Patrick Johnson May 12, 2025 7:16 am

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A new training facility on the campus of Mitchell Technical College is the topic when the Mitchell Board of Education considers a bid for construction of the proposed facility in a Monday afternoon meeting. The board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. today in Room 10 at the Mitchell Career and Technical Education Academy. According to the agenda for the meeting, bids were opened for a new 34,000 square-foot power line underground training facility on April 22. The district received eight bids for the project. The new facility is expected to be completed in the summer of 2026. For more Government stories from MitchellNow.com, Click Here.

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