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Y -- HIGHWAY/ROAD CONSTRUCTION SOL SB-96-0020 DUE 080896 POC Carolyn Richards, Contracting Officer, 602-379-6760. Project GRIR Consolidated No. 25, to grade, drain, place aggregate base course, prime coat, double chip seal coat, final fog coat and pavement markings on 6.052 km of roadway, BIA Routes 99 and 131, on the Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona. Estimated price range: $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Issue date o/a 8 JUL 96. Opening date o/a 8 AUG 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. (0176)

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