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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 15,1996 PSA#1636Federal Highway Administration, Loudoun Tech Center, 21400 Ridgetop
Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511 Y -- NORTH CAROLINA FOREST HIGHWAY PROJECT NC PFH 3-1(1) SOL
DTFH71-96-B-00017 DUE 090596 POC Contact for verifying availibility of
bidding documents: Contract Specialist Sue Stanton, 703-285-0006;
Contact for technical information: Engineering Coordinator, Robert
Sparrow, 703-285-0075; Contracting Officer, Mary W. Daigle. This
procurement is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. North
Carolina Forest Highway Project NC PFH 3-1(1), Pisgah National Forest,
in Transylvania County, North Carolina, consists of the replacement of
the existing bridge over the West Fork of the French Broad River, and
includes installing retaining walls; realigning the approach roadway;
grading; paving; drainage improvements; and other miscellaneous work.
Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows:
Roadway excavation, 1,350 cubic meters; Structure excavation, 475 cubic
meters; Structural concrete, 300 cubic meters; Precast prestressed
concrete structural members, I-beams, AASHTO type 3, 200 meters;
Concrrete bridge railing, 140 meters; Drilled shafts, 900 mm diameter,
40 meters. The project is expected to fall within the price range of
$500,000 to $1,000,000 and has a construction completion date of
September 30, 1997. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-96-B-00017 to be
issued on or about August 1, 1996. Plans, proposal and contract
booklets, standard specifications, and other bid documents, will be
available on or after the issuance date, from the Federal Highway
Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop
Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511, telephone: 800-892-8776, at no
charge to bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers. Please call to
verify availability of the bid documents. All requests for bid
documents and planholder's lists will be mailed first class. It is
strongly recommended that all requests for bid documents and
planholder's lists be received 7 calendar days before bid opening to
ensure receipt of requested materials. Requests for 'faxing' or
overnight mailing will not be accepted. Bid opening on or about
September 5, 1996, at 2:00 pm, local time at the Office of the Division
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway
Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511. The
following applies to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization has bonding programs to assist
minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises in
acquiring short-term capital and bonding assistance for
transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT
Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to
$500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT
Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance
and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80
percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For
further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and
Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0193) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0141 19960712\Y-0004.SOL)
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