Federal Highway Administration, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166

Y -- OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PROJECT RRP-OKEF 10(1), 3RD PROPOSAL SOL DTFH71-00-B-00026 DUE 080800 POC Mr. Gary Brown, Engineering Coordinator, 703-404-6285 WEB: Federal Highway Administration, http://www.efl.fha.dot.gov. Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Project RRP-OKEF 10(1), 3rd Proposal, in Charlton County and Ware County, Georgia. The project consists of the rehabilitation of Swamp Island Drive and paving and other resurfacing work within the refuge. The project work includes placement of aggregate base, excavation, asphalt paving, asphalt milling, culvert installation, and construction traffic control. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Aggregate Base: 160 tons; Asphalt paving: 7,700 tons; Asphalt milling: 250 sqyd; Pipe culvert: 100 lnft; Culvert removal: 975 ft; Ditch reconditioning: 950 lnft; Pavement fabric: 1,550 sqyd. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $250,000 to $750,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-00-B-00026 will be issued on or about July 7, 2000 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. Bids will be opened on or about August 8, 2000, at 2:00 pm, local time, at the address listed above. 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 to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1,000,000 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. Posted 06/22/00 (W-SN467379). (0174)

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