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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-95-B-00019 DUE 040196 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 WA PFH 86-1(1), Curly Creek Road, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Skamania County, Washington. This solicitation consists of 5.064 miles of grading and drainage. Project includes: concrete structures; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; reinforcing steel; traffic control; 70 acres clearing & grubbing; 5 miles construction survey & staking; 3,300 lnft culverts & drains; 1,500 lnft underdrains; 6,000 lnft silt fence; 1,500 ea sandbags; 440,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 35,000 sqyd roadway obliteration; 60,000 ton select topping; 2,000 sqyd earthwork geotextiles; 30,000 sqyd topsoil; 3,000 cuyd riprap; 15,000 lnft rock blasting; 28 ea removal of structures & obstructions; 200 slry units turf establishment; 10,000 sqyd matting; and other small items of work. PRELIMINARY PLANS will be available on or about October 2, 1995. Work shall be completed by October 21, 1997. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. 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. (0255)

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