(KLZA)-- Pawnee City officials continue to work on the requirements for the swimming pool remodeling project to proceed. 

City Clerk Tammy Stephens says they are scaling the project back to its original scope to come in under budget.

Sealed bids for the work will be opened June 10 with the bid to be awarded June 12.

Once the bid is awarded, Stephens says the project cam get underway August 15th and the contractor will need to be done by April 1, 2018.

The project includes new piping of the pool and work on the bowl of the pool.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission awarded Pawnee City a matching grant of more than $85,000 for the pool renovation project.