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Y -- HIGHWAY/ROAD CONSTRUCTION SOL SB-96-0018 DUE 073196 POC Carolyn Richards, Contracting Officer, 602-379-6760. Project FYIR Consolidated No. 4, to grade, drain, aggregate base and chip seal coat on 2.983 km of roadway; grade, drain, aggregate base, concrete curb and gutter and hot asphalt concrete surfacing on 0.568 km of roadway; and place pavement markings on Routes 4, 6, 13, and 101, on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, Imperial County, California. Estimated price range: $500,000 to $1,000,000. Issue date o/a 1 JUL 96. Opening date o/a 31 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. (0170)

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