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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00005 DUE 030298 POC Julee K. McTaggart, Contract Specialist, (360) 696-7520; Barbara A. Allen, Program Assistant, (360) 696-7520 OR FS ERFO 97-12(20, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, FR 39-NORTH, Wallowa County, Oregon. This solicitation consists of 4.4 miles intermittant flood repairs consisting of grading, drainage, base, and paving. Project includes: construction survey/staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; 5,000 ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 10 acres clearing & grubbing; 3 culvert headwalls; 10,000 tons untreated aggregate courses; 1,000 lnft culvert; 10,000 lnft silt fence; 50,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 3,000 cuyd roadway obliteration; 2,500 sqft gabion faced retaining wall; 1,000 sqyd earthwork geotextiles; 200 lnft guardrail; 3,000 cuyd class 5 riprap; 20,000 lnft pavement markings; 30 slurry units turf establishment; 3,200 sqyd matting; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 24 miles southeast of Joseph, Oregon. Work shall be completed by 11/1/98. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000. Presolicitation Notices are beingprovided 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 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. (0346)

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