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The Missouri State University Board of Governors this week is scheduled to vote on a construction company contract for a project at Jordan Valley Innovation Center downtown.
DeWitt & Associates Inc. submitted the low bid of $4.1 million for the project, and MSU staff are recommending the company's selection, according to the June 24 board agenda.
If approved for the contract, DeWitt & Associates would construct a sixth building at JVIC. The other companies that submitted bids are Branco Enterprises Inc., at $4.3 million; The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., at $4.4 million; Carson-Mitchell Inc., at $4.6 million; and Crossland Construction Co. Inc., at $4.63 million.
MSU President Clif Smart said via email the project is related to a nearly 1-acre parcel at 530 N. Boonville Ave. that the school bought from the city for $1 earlier this year.
The project calls for a roughly 12,000-square-foot pre-engineered metal building that would house a braider system and create a learning lab and classroom for advanced composite materials. Work is scheduled for completion during summer 2023, according to the board agenda.
The bid from DeWitt & Associates is part of a larger expansion of JVIC as MSU grows its IDEA Commons area downtown. The Brewer Science Innovation Annex is among recent projects at the innovation center, according to past reporting.
Missouri State University’s science building, built in 1971 and formerly called Temple Hall, is being reconstructed and updated.