Article: Ag center bids come in $2M low: Two contracts awarded by Board of Supervisors.

Byline: Greg Kane

Apr. 11--STOCKTON -- The main building on a campus that San Joaquin County officials hope eventually will house local, state and federal farm agencies will cost about $2million less than expected, according to contracts awarded Tuesday. The Agricultural Center at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, estimated earlier this year to cost $31million, will run closer to $29million after the county received lower-than-expected bids last month. The county Board of Supervisors awarded contracts Tuesday to two companies expected to complete the 45,000-square-foot building by summer 2008. The slowdown in construction across the state and the timing of ...

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