Bid awarded for construction of new Sardis Middle School

The Etowah County Board of Education  Thursday awarded a bid for construction for the new Sardis Middle School saving  about $1 million from the first bids in August.  The school board awarded the bid for $6.5 million to Carmon Construction of Albertville. The board members voted in August to reject the bids after the lowest bid was about $7.6 million, well above the projected $7 million for the project. School Supt. Alan Cosby said Construction will get underway soon. The school originally was scheduled to be ready for students by the beginning of next school year, but that will be delayed slightly. Construction of the new middle school is needed to address increasing enrollment at Carlisle Elementary, Whitesboro Elementary and Sardis High schools.