The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office hopes to complete the construction of its new animal shelter by the end of 2018. <\/p>\n
The mayor\u2019s office has already started soliciting bids for the construction of the new kennel that would be about 5,550 square feet. <\/p>\n
The original kennel in Lower Base was destroyed in 2015 as a result of Typhoon Soudelor and the building was condemned after the typhoon. <\/p>\n
Since then, the Dog Control Program has been housing stray dogs in a temporary shelter in As Perdido.<\/p>\n
After Soudelor, the mayor\u2019s office received a $361,406.38 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to build a new animal shelter.<\/p>\n
Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang\u2019s special assistant, Henry Hofschneider, said a complete design and architectural plan is required to be ready for review by Apatang before bids could be solicited. <\/p>\n
The completion of the design and architectural plan took a little over three months, as estimated, and the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office was able to hold a pre-bid conference on Feb. 22, which has seven potential bidders. <\/p>\n
According to information obtained from the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office, the bid proposals must be in on or before March 7. <\/p>\n
Apatang hopes the new kennel will be built by the end of 2018. <\/p>\n
The new shelter will be built on a portion of the Department of Lands and Natural Resources\u2019 As Perdido property and will be approximately 5,550 square feet, nearly the same size as the old shelter that was destroyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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