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Y -- ROAD CONSTRUCTION Sol SB-95-0039. Due 072095. Contact Rebecca Smith, Contract Specialist, (602) 379-6760, or Carolyn Richards, Contracting Officer, (602) 379-6760. Project FAIR 12(21), to grade, drain, and place aggregate base course and hot asphalt concrete surfacing on 0.582 km of roadway and install guardrail at various locations totalling 5.749 km on Routes 12 and 34 on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila and Navajo Counties, Arizona. Estimated price range: $1,000,000.00 to $2,000,000.00. Issue date o/a 20 Jun 95. Opening date o/a 20 Jul 95. THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR INDIAN-OWNED AND CONTROLLED FIRMS UNDER THE ``BUY INDIAN ACT,'' 25 USC 47. Indian firms desiring consideration must self-certify they are ``Buy Indian'' eligible. Section 7(b) of PL 93-638 (25 USC 450e) requires that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaska Native individuals and that preference in award of subcontracts be given to indian/Alaska Native economc enterprises. Failure by the contractor to submit a plan for doing so prior to award and implement same after award shall be sufficient reasons for non-award to termination of contract for default. (156)

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