(KNZA)--The Nemaha Central USD 115 Board of Education in a special meeting Wednesday evening approved the next step of construction on the $24.2 million bond project approved by voters last November.

The board approved bid package #3 with a total guaranteed maximum price of $12,064,812. It's for work that finishes the new classroom additions and is the largest bid package to date.

The total contract sum to date stands at $14.7 million.

Still left is bid package #4 for work to remodel the CTE building and upgrades to the high school parking lot.

A ground breaking ceremony was held in June for the bond project

Bern-based AHRS Construction is serving as construction manager on the project.