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SeaCast project in Butte, Montana moving forward

August 11, 2008 /

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It’s a big step in a long process.

Butte-Silver Bow leaders are expected to open bids Aug. 20 to finalize construction of the empty steel building waiting to house SeaCast http://www.seacast.com/ .

“It’s a big step in getting this project moving toward completion,” said Kristen Rosa, director of the Port of Montana Business Development District, a tax increment financing industrial district, or TIFID, west of Butte.

Consulting firm Lost Dolphin Enterprises has completed design of the roughly 63,600-square-foot building and contractors are developing estimates on what it would cost to complete the project, Rosa said.

After awarding a contract in the weeks following the Aug. 20 bid opening, the successful contractor will have 270 days to complete the work after a notice to proceed is issued by the city-county.

By Justin Post of The Montana Standard

Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2008/08/11/butte/hjjbjbiijbebha.txt