KARNS CITY — The Karns City Area School District board is again accepting bids for construction of an addition to the Chicora Elementary School.

The project was put on hold in June after bids soared to around $8 million higher than the estimated $18 million slated for the addition in the original plans.

The board again advertised bids for a second time in late November.

“We were hopeful that spreading out the contracts would lower the costs,” said Eric Ritzert, district superintendent. “We’ve had a slight uptick in interest from contractors in comparison to our last bidding cycle. Hopefully, that bodes well for pricing.”

To offset project costs, the district was also able to reserve some of its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.