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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-96-B-00014 DUE 060496 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 OR BIA ERFO 96-50(1), Agency Creek Road, Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, Yamhill County, Oregon. This solicitation consists of 1.900 miles of grading, drainage, base and paving. Project includes: temporary traffic control; 150 ton minor asphalt concrete; 0.5 acre clearing & grubbing; 1,200 ton untreated aggregate courses; 94 lnft 24'' culvert; 500 lnft silt fence; 3,200 cuyd select borrow; 10 hrs/1 ea grader, motor, 150 E.H.P. minimum; 35 hrs/1 ea hydraulic excavator, crawler mounted, 1-1/2 cuyd minimum; 40 hrs/1 ea tractor, crawler (dozer), Universal Blade, 165 E.H.P. minimum; 185 hrs/6 ea truck, highway, dump body, rear, 10 cuyd minimum capacity; 10 hrs/1 ea loader, backhoe, 50 E.H.P., Wheel Type; 22 cuyd class IV riprap; and 50 hrs flagging. Project is located approximately 2 miles north of the SR22 and Grand Ronde Road Intersection and 30 miles northwest of Salem, Oregon. Fixed completion date is August 1, 1996. Estimated price range is $100,001 to $250,000. 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. (0102)

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