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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-96-B-00040 DUE 092596 POC Julee K. McTaggart, Sandy L. Nagel or Debra L. Buchanan, (360) 696-7520; Contracting Officer, Raymond L. Schadt, (360) 696-7753 OR FS ERFO 96-13(1), Siuslaw National Forest, FDR 5800, 3220, Lincoln & Lane Counties, Oregon. This solicitation consists of grading, drainage, walls & riprap at intermittent sites. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; traffic control; 4.0722 acres clearing & grubbing; 2,000 cuyd untreated aggregate courses; 285 lnft culvert & drains; 160 lnft underdrains; 80 lnft outlet ditch; 30 lnft riprap lined ditch; 3,280 lnft silt fence; 28 slry units mulch; 175 ea straw bales; 12,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 16 hrs loader; 36 hrs excavator; 16 hrs dozer; 128 hrs end dump; 40 hrs general labor; 1,800 sqft geogrid retaining wall; 1,630 sqft geogrid slope stabilization; and 200 cuyd riprap. Project is located approximately 12 miles southwest of Yachats, Washington in the Siuslaw National Forest. NOTE: This solicitation will be on a short (15-day) ad schedule. Get your requests in early. FAX (360) 696-7932. Work shall be completed by July 15, 1997. Estimated price range is between $250,000 and $500,000. 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. (0235)

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