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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 5,1996 PSA#1735Federal Highway Administration, Loudoun Tech Center, 21400 Ridgetop
Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511 Y -- BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY PROJECT PRA-BLRI 2M19,N13 SOL
DTFH71-97-B-00003 DUE 011697 POC Contact for verifying availibility of
bidding documents: Contract Specialist Sue Stanton, 703-285-0006;
Contact for technical information: Engineering Coordinator, Robert
Sparrow, 703-285-0075; Contracting Officer, Mary W. Daigle. This
procurement is open to all business concerns. Blue Ridge Parkway
Project PRA-BLRI 2M19,N13, in McDowell County, North Carolina, consists
of slide repairs and approach work on the Blue Ridge Parkway at
Mileposts 336.9, 345.2, and 351.9; pavement overlay at the Singlecat
Ridge Parking Area; and includes grading, drainage improvements,
embankment reinforcement, placement of aggregate base and hot asphalt
concrete pavement, and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of
work and approximate quantities are as follows: Roadway Excavation,
3,500 m3; Unclassified Borrow, 500 m3; Geogrid Reinforcement (primary
and intermediate), 8,500 m2; Aggregate Base, C or D, 2,000 metric tons;
Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Class C, Grading B and D, 2,000 metric
tons; Steel-Backed Timber Guardrail, 500 m; Temporary Traffic Signal
System, 3 each. The project is expected to fall within the price range
of $500,000 to $1,000,000 and has a construction completion date of
September 15, 1997. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-97-B-00003 to be
issued on or about December 17, 1996. Plans, proposal and contract
booklets, standard specifications, and other bid documents, will be
available on or after the issuance date, from the Federal Highway
Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop
Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511, telephone: 800-892-8776, at no
charge to bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers. Please call to
verify availability of the bid documents. All requests for bid
documents and planholder's lists will be mailed first class. It is
strongly recommended that all requests for bid documents and
planholder's lists be received 7 calendar days before bid opening to
ensure receipt of requested materials. Requests for 'faxing' or
overnight mailing will not be accepted. Bid opening on or about
January 16, 1997, at 2:00 pm, local time at the Office of the Division
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands
Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511.
The following applies to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has bonding programs to
assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises in
acquiring short-term capital and bonding assistance for
transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT
Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to
$500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The
DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid,
performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides
an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses.
For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and
Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0338) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0103 19961205\Y-0010.SOL)
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