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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-95-B-00004 DUE 062895 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7520 AK PFH 39-1(3), Ward Lake Road, Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. This solicitation consists of 2.443 miles of grading, drainage, base, and surfacing. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; roadway obliteration; 1,800 ton surface treatment aggregate; 50 acres clearing & grubbing; 12,000 ton crushed aggregate; 20,000 ton emulsified asphalt treated base; 5,000 lnft culverts; 3,200 lnft silt fence; 1,900 lnft brush barriers; 1,000 lnft temporary culvert pipe; 470,000 sqyd roadway excavation; 2,500 m-gal watering; 150,000 sqyd subexcavation; 40,000 ton select topping; 74,100 lnft controlled blasthole; 144,000 sqyd rubblized blasting; 4,200 lnft guardrail; 1,300 lnft drilled holes; 400 hr rental equipment; 350 sqyd loose riprap; 5,000 hr flagger; 500 hr pilot car; 900 hr traffic control laborer; 54,600 lnft permanent pavement markings; 200 slry units seeding/mulching; and other small items of work. Work shall be completed by August 30, 1997. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. Presolicitation Notices are being provided to firms on this agency's mailing list concurrently with the publication of this synopsis.----The following applies only to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0088)

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