It could cost Palmerton Area School District nearly $300,000 to replace assorted hot water heaters/boilers.

Six Companies submitted bids to the district on Tuesday, with Blanski, Inc. of Reading, Berks County, turning in the apparent low base bid of $296,300.That bid was $28,500 less than the next lowest base bid of $324,800 turned in by Tri-County Mechanical, Inc. of Emmaus, Lehigh County.Other companies that bid were K.C. Mechanical Service, Inc., of Mount Bethel, Northampton County ($329,000); Worth & Company, Inc., of Pipersville, Bucks County ($337,000); Bognet Inc, of Hazleton, Luzerne County ($349,000); and Sommer Inc., of Schuylkill Haven ($469,680).Each of the companies also included nine alternates along with their base bids:- Blanski, Inc: Alt. 1, $74,300; Alt. 2, $6,500; Alt. 3, $253,700; Alt. 4, $38,500; Alt. 5, $128,400; Alt. 6, $3,900; Alt. 7, $7,800; Alt. 8, $141,200; Alt. 9, $7,500.- Tri-County Mechanical, Inc: Alt. 1, $66,000; Alt. 2, $6,500; Alt. 3, $268,000; Alt. 4, $30,000; Alt. 5, $113,700; Alt. 6, $5,100; Alt. 7, $9,200; Alt. 8, $133,000; Alt. 9, $2,000.- K.C. Mechanical Service, Inc: Alt. 1, $67,000; Alt. 2, $17,000; Alt. 3, $262,000; Alt. 4, $37,000; Alt. 5, $149,060; Alt. 6, $8,750; Alt. 7, $12,900; Alt. 8, $169,000; Alt. 9, $14,500.- Worth & Company, Inc: Alt. 1, $70,000; Alt. 2, $5,000; Alt. 3, $297,000; Alt. 4, $28,000; Alt. 5, $134,000; Alt. 6, $4,600; Alt. 7, $6,500; Alt. 8, $150,000; Alt. 9, $4,000.- Bognet, Inc: Alt. 1, $72,000; Alt. 2, $8,000; Alt. 3, $298,000; Alt. 4, $21,000; Alt. 5, $129,000; Alt. 6, $6,000; Alt. 7, $8,000; Alt. 8, $163,000; Alt. 9, $6,900.- Sommer Inc: Alt. 1, $117,784; Alt. 2, $66,664; Alt. 3, $489,680; Alt. 4, $20,000; Alt. 5, $74,000; Alt. 6, $3,000; Alt. 7, $23,000; Alt. 8, $246,082; Alt. 9, $58,000.Before the bid opening, project manager Timothy Sisock, of Barry Isett & Associates, Inc. Allentown, said that once the bids were opened, they will be reviewed, and a recommendation made.The school board will make that decision when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at which time a bid award could be made.Superintendent Carol Boyce previously said three boilers and one water heater at Palmer; two boilers and one water heater at the junior high school, and one water heater at the high school, are scheduled for replacement.The boilers/heater at Palmer are 48 years old, the junior high, 28 years old, and the high school water heater, 49 years old, Boyce said.In October, the board approved Barry Isett & Associates to put the bid out for the boilers.Boyce said the district will pay for the boilers/water heaters from the $5 million bond the district took out in 2010, at which time it also refinanced several previous bonds.