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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-95-B-00014 DUE 091595 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 ERFO WA-NPS-95-100, Elwha Valley Road (Olympic Hot Springs Road), Olympic National Park, Clallam County, Washington. This solicitation consists of 800 lnft of riprap placement and asphalt pavement repair. Project includes: construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; 150 ton minor asphalt concrete; 1.5 acres clearing & grubbing; 250 ton untreated aggregate courses; 10,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 1,200 sqyd roadway obliteration (haul road); 3,500 cuyd select borrow; 2,500 sqyd topsoil; 14,000 cuyd riprap; 400 hr flagger; 800 lnft permanent pavement marking; and other small items of work. **RIPRAP PLACEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 17, 1995**. Fixed completion date is May 3, 1996. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000. 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. (0207)

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