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Y -- NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY PROJECT PRA-NATR 2B3 SOL DTFH71-96-B-00020 DUE 091295 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. Natchez Trace Parkway Project NPS-NATR 2B3 in Lauderdale and Colbet Counties, Alabama, consists of the rehabilitation of the Tennessee River Bridge, John Coffee Memorial Bridge, including bridge deck patching, expansion joint replacement, fiber reinforced concrete deck overlay, clean and paint bridge rail, and other work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Removal of Concrete, 135 m2; Structural Concrete For Bridge Deck (Fibered Reinforced Concrete), 500 m2; Structural Steel, 8,550 kg; Bridge Expansion Joints, 135 m; Shielding system, Lump Sum; Containment system, Lump Sum; Surface preparation and painting, steel structure, Lump Sum; Temporary traffic signal system, Lump Sum; Lighting installation, LPSM. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 and has a construction completion date of October 31, 1997. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-96-B-00020 will be issued on or about August 13, 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 12, 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. (0207)

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