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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-95-B-00016 DUE 010596 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 MT FDR 92-75.0, Lake Koocanusa Bridge Rehabilitation, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, Montana. This solicitation consists of 0.610 mile of bridge rehabilitation. Project includes: asphalt concrete pavement; concrete median rail (450 lnft); curb & gutters (100 lnft); structural concrete (364 cuyd); prestressed deck panels (584 ea); construction scheduling; crushed aggregate (100 cuyd); excavation & embankment; guardrail (988 lnft); reinforcing steel (63,000 lbs); traffic signal systems; painting steel structures; replacing bridge bearings; temporary traffic control; permanent pavement markings; and other small items of work. The 2-step sealed bidding process, as established by FAR Subpart 14.5, will be used to select a contractor. Contractors will be required to submit a technical proposal demonstrating their knowledge, abilities and experience in the following areas of bridge construction: casting, placing, post tensioning and grouting of precast deck panels; overlaying concrete bridge deck; painting steel structures; lead paint removal; replacing bearing assemblies while providing a jacking system to restrain piers from lateral movement; scheduling of major items of work; controlling traffic during construction operations. The technical proposals will be evaluated against established criteria for acceptability and only contractors with acceptable technical proposals will be allowed to submit bids under step-2. TECHNICAL PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE 30 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS; ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 2, 1995. The estimated bid opening date under step-2 is January 5, 1996. Fixed completion date is November 1, 1997. Estimated price range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. 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. (0236)

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