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Y -- HIGHWAY/ROAD CONSTRUCTION SOL SB-96-0009 DUE 070396 POC Carolyn Richards, Contracting Officer, 602-379-6760. Project No. CVIR 101(2), to grade, drain, construct concrete curb and gutter (0.325 km), place aggregate base and hot asphalt concrete surfacing on 1.594 km of roadway on Routes 101, 102 and 105, on the Middle Verde and Clarkdale Indian Reservations, Yavapai 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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