Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (HPA-16), 555 Zang St., Room 259, Lakewood, CO 80228

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL CA ERFO 51-1, Horse Creek Bridge DUE 061198 POC Program & Administration, (303) 716-2013 WEB: Information regarding solicitation opportunities, http://www.cflhd.gov. E-MAIL: Request for bid documents only. Please specify project name and number with request., addraft@denver.infi.net. This project will consist of road reconstruction, drainage and bridge reconstruction on 0.155 Km of roadway for CA ERFO 51-1, Horse Creek Bridge over the Klamath River, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County. -- Estimated price is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Plans and specs will be available on 5/12/98 in both CD-ROM and paper versions. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents rquired for the bid submittal shall be sumitted to FHWA in paper format. Electronic format for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Amendments to this solicitation will be issued in paper format to all plan holders. FOR PRICING INFORMATION ON PLANS & SPECS OR TO ORDER PLANS & SPECS, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW OR CALL (303)573-5757. 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 (800)532-1169. (0112)

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