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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-96-B-00005 DUE 032196 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 MT PFH 66-1(2), West Fork Bitterroot River Road, Bitterroot National Forest, Ravalli County, Montana. This solicitation consists of 7.7 miles of grading, drainage, base, paving and 2 bridges. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; 20,000 ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 1,200 ton asphalt cement; 40 acres clearing & grubbing; 900 lnft concrete curb; 7,000 cuyd stockpiled aggregate; 44,000 ton emulsified asphalt treated aggregate base; 17 ea precast prestressed concrete structural members; 1,120 lnft modified steel H-piles; 2,500 lnft silt fence; 1,400 lnft earth berm; 40,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 8,000 sqft gabion-faced retaining wall; 3,500 sqyd earthwork geotextiles; 6,075 lnft removing & resetting guardrail beam elements; 13,800 lbs epoxy coated reinforcing steel; 3,500 cuyd loose riprap; 2 ea removal of bridge; 2 ea removal of cattleguards; 6,000 hr flagger; 177,000 lnft permanent pavement markings; and other small items of work. PRELIMINARY PLANS will be available on or about October 27, 1995. Work shall be completed by November 8, 1996. 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 redit 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. (0284)

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