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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-96-B-00031 DUE 091096 POC Julee K. McTaggart or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 ID PFH 75-1(1), Howell Canyon Road, Sawtooth National Forest, Cassia County, Idaho. This solicitation consists of 18.336 kilometers of grading, base and paving. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling (CPM); contractor sampling & testing; 32,000 tons asphalt concrete pavement; 42,500 tons emulsified asphalt treated aggregate base; 6.0 hectares clearing & grubbing; 200 meters asphalt concrete curb; 23,000 tons untreated aggregate courses; 1,180 meters culverts; 1,500 meters underdrains; 700 meters silt fence; 23,000 cubic meters excavation & embankment; 400 meters fence; 1,120 square meters earthwork geotextiles; 6,100 meters guardrail; 1,800 hours flagging; 900 hours pilot car; 1,500 hours traffic control laborer; 45 square meters signs; 76,000 meters permanent pavement markings; 40 slurry units turf establishment; and other small items of work. This project is located approximately 40 kilometers southeast of Burley, Idaho. NOTE: This project was designed under the FP-96, Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects. Please FAX your requests for the FP-96 to (360) 696-7932. 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 $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. 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. (0184)

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