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

Y -- BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY PROJECT PRA-BLRI 2W7,X8 SOL DTFH71-95-B-00029 DUE 091495 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. Sealed bids will be accepted from all business concerns for Blue Ridge Parkway Project PRA-BLRI 2W7,X8 in Haywood and Jackson Counties, North Carolina, consisting of roadway rehabilitation work on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 435 to Milepost 456, and includes resurfacing, drainage, bridge repairs, repairs at the Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, and other work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Removal of Paved Waterway, 5,000 SQYD; Removal of Bridge Deck, 30 CUYD; Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement, 42,000 TONS; Asphalt Pavement Patches, 176,000 SQFT; Structural Concrete, 300 CUYD; Paved Waterway, 6,000 SQYD; and Guardrail System, 8,000 LNFT. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $2,500,000 to $7,500,000 and has a construction completion date of March 15, 1997. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-95-B-00029 to be issued on or about August 14, 1995. 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. Bid opening on or about September 14, 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. (0209)

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