Federal Highway Administration, Loudoun Tech Center, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511

Y -- NORTH CAROLINA FOREST HIGHWAY PROJECT FH 55-1(2) SOL DTFH71-95-B-00004 DUE 032895 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, Gary L. Klinedinst. This procurement is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. Due to a possible administrative error, no bids were received on North Carolina Forest Highway Project FH 55-1(2) in Caldwell County, North Carolina, previously scheduled to be opened on January 12, 1995. As a result, the solicitation period has been extended and sealed bids will be accepted for NC PFH 55-1(2). The project consists of the replacement of Bridge No. 319 over Wilson Creek along County Road 1328, cut slope repair on County Road 1336, adjacent to the recently reconstructed Bridge No. 272 on FH 55, and includes bridge approach and pavement reconstruction, roadway excavation, and other work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Removal of bridge, LPSM; Roadway excavation, 15,500 CUYD; Aggregate base, grading C and D, 3,000 TONS; Structural Concrete, Classes A(AE) and D(AE), 300 CUYD; Precast prestressed concrete I-beams, 800 LNFT; and Drilled shafts, 36-inch dia., 450 LNFT. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 and has a construction completion date of April 30, 1996. The Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-95-B-00004 was issued on December 6, 1994. Plans, proposal and contract booklets, standard specifications, and other bid documents, are available 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 March 28, 1995, 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. (0038)

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