Contracts awarded for installation of MCPS water bottle filling stations
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July 15, 2021
Contracts awarded for installation of MCPS water bottle filling stations
The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday awarded contracts to three companies tasked with installing water bottle filling stations at nearly 100 schools.
A total cost was not provided in school board documents, but MCPS officials had previously estimated it would be about $1.5 million. Contracts were awarded to:
• Denver-Elek of Baltimore
• Shapiro & Duncan of Rockville
MCPS plans to use funds from its capital or operating budgets to fund the project, then be “reimbursed” with federal grants. Specifically, MCPS plans to apply for funds through the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund, created to help schools across the country address issues in responding to the COVID-19 pand