Mitchell School Board Approves $4.48M Bid for New Mitchell Tech Power Line Training Facility

The Mitchell school board has approved a $4.48 million bid from Gil Haugan Construction for the development of a new 36,000-square-foot underground power line training facility at Mitchell Technical College.

By Patrick Johnson May 13, 2025 7:55 am

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The Mitchell school board approved a bid for the new Mitchell Technical College power line underground training facility. Bids for the project were opened for the new 36,000 square-foot facility on April 22. On Monday, the board approved a $4,483,031 bid from Gil Haugan Construction of Sioux Falls. 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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