In two 4-0 votes, the Board of Trustees hired Aspire Construction in St. Charles for both projects. The company was awarded a $103,970 contract to build the canopy at the Area Technical School. It submitted the lowest of three bids for the project. Jefferson College President Dena McCaffrey said the canopy is needed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. âItâs to extend the lab to the lot behind the building,â she said. âIt will be a permanent structure that will allow the students and instructors to move portable equipment under the canopy for better spacing to ensure physical distancing among students.â