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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-95-B-00008 DUE 091295 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 OR PFH 120-1(2), Paulina-Suplee Road, Ochoco National Forest, Crook County, Oregon. This solicitation consists of 3.600 miles of grading, drainage, base and paving. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; clearing & grubbing; 14,500 ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 15 ton asphalt tack coat; 32,500 ton untreated aggregate courses; 16,000 ton emulsified asphalt treated aggregate base; 1,800 lnft silt fence; 24,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 500 M-Gal watering; 700 lnft fences, gates & cattle guards; 150 cuyd riprap; 300 sqyd earthwork geotextiles; 300 lnft guardrail; 60,000 sqyd topsoil; 50 slry units turf establishment; 160 hrs rental equipment; 1,600 hrs flagging; 200 hrs pilot car; 30 sqft signs; 100,000 lnft permanent pavement markings; and other small items of work. Work shall be completed by September 15, 1996. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000. Presolicitation Notices are being provided to firms on this agency's mailing list concurrently with the publication of this synopsis.----The following applies only to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: 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 OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0194)

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