Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ

Notice Date

August 27, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

80228

Solicitation Number

AZ PRA NAVA 10(1)

Response Due

October 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Lori Kliethermes (303)716-2015 or Brenda McGehee (303) 716-2080

E-Mail Address

Notification of interest in this solicitation including (contracts@road.cflhd.gov)

Description

THIS IS A MODIFICATION TO THE INITIAL NOTICE POSTED TO THE CBD ON AUGUST 21, 2001. BY ISSUE OF THIS MODIFICATION A DECISION ON WHETHER THIS WILL BE PURSUED AS A HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE OR ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS WILL BE POSTED AS A MODIFICATION IN THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY, INCLUDING CBDNET, ON AUGUST 31, 2001. This project will consist of asphalt surfacing on 0.8 kilometers of roadway for Navajo National Monument, in Navajo County, State of Arizona. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000. Principal work items: contractor testing; 950 metric tons minor hot asphalt concrete; 8,000 m2 asphalt pavement milling; water system; 2 each Portland cement concrete wheelchair ramp; 15 hours major equipment operators (various); pavement markings, type A and pavement marking symbols along with associated surveying, staking, signing and traffic control. THIS ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A TOTAL HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Prime Contractors who are HUBZone small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation MUST submit the following by e-mail to contracts@road.cflhd.gov or by telefax to 303-969-5971 for receipt by close of business (4:30 p.m. MST) on August 28, 2001: (1) a positive statement of your intention to submit an bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (2) date of HUBZone small business certification; (3) statement of bonding capability, to include single and aggregate totals; and (4) listing of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with their phone numbers. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone concerns. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor being considered "not interested" in this solicitation. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone small business set-aside or on an unrestricted basis will be posted as a modification in the Commerce Business Daily, including CBDNet on August 31, 2001. 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 subcontractor 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.

Web Link

Information Regarding Upcoming Solicitation Opportunities (www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010829/YSOL002.HTM (W-239 SN50W044)