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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-96-B-00028 DUE 082996 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 MT OMAD 18(29), Minuteman Missile Base Roads, Cascade, Choteau, Fergus, Teton and Wheatland counties, Montana. This solicitation consists of 70 miles of aggregate surfacing and road reconditioning. Project includes: construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; temporary traffic control; 176,000 tons untreated aggregate courses; 70 miles road reconditioning; 5,000 M-Gal watering; 500 hrs rental equipment; and 3,000 hrs flagging. This project is located in Cascade, Choteau, Fergus, Teton and Wheatland counties in Montana. NOTE: Plans, specifications and other solicitation information will also be available on the Internet at: http://www.wfl.fha.dot.gov/edi/wflhd/. Work shall be completed by November 1, 1997. Estimated price range is between $500,000 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. (0158)

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