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Y -- HIGHWAY/ROAD CONSTRUCTION SOL SB-96-0008 DUE 070396 POC Carolyn Richards, Contracting Officer, 602-379-6760. Project No. FAIR 9(1), to grade, drain, place aggregate base on 0.926 km of roadway on BIA Route 9; grade, drain, place aggregate base, hot asphaltic concrete surfacing, chip seal coat and pavement markings on 0.023 km of roadway on BIA Route 9 and on 0.406 km of roadway on SR73, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona. Estimated price range: $250,000 to $500,000. Issue date o/a 03 JUN 96. Opening date o/a 03 JUL 96. Procurements will be set aside for Indian-owned firms under the ''Buy Indian Act,'' 25 U.S.C. 47. Section 7(b) of P.L. 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450e) requires that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaska Native individuals and that preference in award of subcontracts be given to Indian/Alaska Native economic enterprises. Indian firms bidding under this Act must self-certify they are eligible under the ''Buy Indian Act.'' (0130)

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