Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, 101 N 5th Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401-6206

Y -- ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ARROWHEAD LODGE ROAD SOL IFB #BIA-6G00-4820. Due 082796. Contact Curtis D Wilson, 918/687-2230, Contracting officer. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Arrowhead Lodge Road, Project No. G00-2606(1)S, is an overlay project beginning approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Canadian, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma at a point approximately 2160 feet southwest of the northeast corner of Section 28, T8N, R16E of the Indian Base and Meridian. It proceeds approximately 2.3 miles towards the south and west, past Arrowhead Lodge of Lake Eufaula and includes two loop roads. The project consists of patching and leveling, geotextile fabric, asphaltic concrete overlay, constructing shoulders, sodding, signing and placing traffic stripe on 2.3 miles of roadway. The estimated cost of construction is between $250,000 to $500,000. Request bid documents on or after July 26, 1996. The request should be accompanied with a $50.00 (non-refundable) cashier's check, certified check or money order made payable to the ``Bureau of Indian Affairs,'' Muskogee Area Office, Branch of Contracts, Room 437, 101 N 5th Street, Muskogee OK 74401-6206. Bid opening will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 1996, 10:00 am, Room 410, US Courthouse and Federal Building, 101 N 5th St, Muskogee OK 74401-6206. Drawings may be viewed at the following locations: Southwest Construction News, 2811 NW 36, Oklahoma City, OK 73112; Southwest Construction News, 7170 S Braden Ave, Suite 180, Tulsa OK 74136; FW Dodge Division, 5100 E Skelly Drive, Suite 1010, Tulsa OK 74135-6552; Dodge FW Division McGraw Hill, Information Systems Company, 701 NW 63, Oklahoma City OK 73116; and the Muskogee Area Office, Branch of Roads, Room 520, US Federal Courthouse, 101 N 5th Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma after July 26, 1996. All responsible sources may submit an offer. Section 7(b) of Public Law 93-638 (25 USC 450e) and 41 CFR 14-1.354 requires preference opportunities in employment and training by given to Indian/Alaska Native Individuals and that preference in the award of subcontracts be given to Indian/Alaska Native Economic Enterprises. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 am, August 08, 1996, Room 410, US Courthouse and Federal Building, 101 N 5th Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401-6206. There will be no other scheduled pre-bid conference and all interested bidders are strongly encouraged to attend the conference. (193)

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