At its May 24 meeting, the Barnegat Township Board of Education awarded a $1,166,203 million contract to Richard E. Pierson Construction Co. of Woodstown to demolish the Elizabeth V. Edwards School building.

Pierson was one of three bidders. Also submitting proposals were F.R. Bienke Wrecking of Woolrich Township and Two Brothers Contracting of Totowa, which offered bids of $1,463,000 and $1,515,200, respectively.