Spokane, Medical Lake intertie bid approved

MEDICAL LAKE – Years in the making, Medical Lake’s water intertie with the city of Spokane moved an important step closer to fruition recently.

The low bid $651,692.45 from General Industries, Inc. from Spokane was accepted, but when the final steps are completed remains somewhat clouded by COVID-19. Contractors are idled by decree from Gov. Jay Inslee over in an effort to contain the so-called coronavirus and that has made Mayor Shirley Maike’s signing of the contract not a pressing matter.

Other’s in consideration for the project included N&N Excavation of Mead, Wash. at $662,692.31 and Coeu...