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Helena School Board adds $1.75M to school construction costs due to tariffs, saturated subcontractor market

August 1, 2018/

Facilities Director Kalli Kind told board members Tuesday that tariffs on steel are part of the reason for the increase. Three months ago, the district paid $1,100 for one ton of rebar. Now rebar costs are up 32 percent and cost $1,450 per ton.

ERIN LORANGER [email protected]

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