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Museum Construction Progress
Access Road and Parking Lot Construction
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The subgrade for the Museum access road and parking lot is being constructed at this time. An asphalt layer will be applied following construction of the Museum building. This phase of the project will be completed by June 11, 2009.
The project was designed by DJ&A Consulting Engineers of Missoula, MT. The contract was awarded to Nelcon Inc with a low bid of $90,416. Major items in the bid scheduled included: 9,520 square yards of Geotextile; 2,816 cubic yards of excavation; and 3,000 cubic yards of 3” minus sub-base crushed gravel.
When completed, the parking lot capacity will be 37 cars plus room for 10 large vehicles. |
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Museum Timber Posts
Fire Lookout Constructed on Museum Site
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A replica of the L-4 fire lookout cab from the original 1930s design, including the furniture, was constructed in 2006 on the museum site. The lookout was originally built in Missoula by the Forest Service’s Historic Preservation Team for the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC., that recognized the Forest Service Centennial.
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Museum Awards Contract for Construction
On June 21, 2006, Dave Stack, Vice-President, accepted the bid of $398,152
from Western Excavating, Inc. to construct sewer and water lines to serve the
future museum. The museum site is located at 6305 Highway 10, adjacent to the
Missoula International Airport. The contractor plans to begin construction
on September 5, 2006.
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First Delivery of Construction Supplies, July 28, 2006
Sewer Lift Station
Sewer & Water Contract Final Inspection - On December
5, 2006, Dave Stack, Vice-President, and Board Member Beryl Johnston attended
the
final inspection of the Western Excavating, Inc. contract to construct
sewer and water lines to serve the future museum building. The project
was accepted
as substantially complete.
Museum Prepares for the Next Phase of Construction
With water and sewer lines now installed, the museum is now proceeding to the next panse of the project. Detailed drawings of floorplans have been developed and finalized. Based on the floorplans architectural drawing of the interior and exterior have been prepared.
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Exterior view of the museum.
Interior view of the museum.
The floorplans for the museum can be viewed on the Museum Plan page.
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