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Y -- HIGHWAY/ROADS CONSTRUCTION SOL SB-96-0011 DUE 071796 POC Carolyn Richards, Contracting Officer, 602-379-6760. Project PIR Consolidated No. 25, to grade, drain, aggregate base, double chip seal coat, final fog coat and pavement marking on 3.235 miles of roadway, Routes 16 and 161, on the Tohono O'odham Nation, Pima County, Arizona. Estimated price range: $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Issue date o/a 17 JUN 96. Opening date o/a 17 JUL 96. Procurement will be set aside for Indian-owned firms under the ''Buy Indian Act,'' 25 U.S.C. 47. Section 7(b) of P.L. 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 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 economic enterprises. Indian firms bidding under this Act must self-certify they are eligible under the ''Buy Indian Act.'' Written requests only. (0143)

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