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

Y -- NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY PROJECT NATR 3O11 SOL DTFH71-96-B-00006 DUE 041196 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 is a modification to the solicitation issued on March 1, 1996 for Natchez Trace Parkway Project NPS-NATR 3O11, IFB NO. DTFH71-96-B-00006. This project is being procured for competition restricted to those 8(a) program participants served by the U.S. Small Business Administration's district offices in: Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Jackson, MS; Jacksonville, FL; Louisville, KY; Miami, FL; Nashville, TN; Richmond, VA; and Washington, DC. Sealed bids will be accepted from all eligible business concerns for Natchez Trace Parkway Project NPS-NATR 3O11 in Madison County, Mississippi. The project consists of rehabilitating approximately 7.7 miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway (Mile Post 103 to 111) and 1 mile of incidental roads, involving 2.2 miles of total reconstruction and 6.5 miles of asphalt concrete overlay. The work includes grading, drainage, aggregate base, hot asphalt concrete pavement, and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Roadway Excavation, 46,000 CUYD; Geotextile Moisture Barrier, 79,000 SQYD; Aggregate Base, Grading MSHD, Class 5, Group C, 75,000 TON; Aggregate-Topsoil Course, 9,000 TON; Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement, 30,000 TON; Single Course Asphalt Surface Treatment (Rubber), 79,000 SQYD. 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 December 15, 1996. 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 April 11, 1996, 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. (0079)

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