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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-97-B-00018 POC Julee K. McTaggart, Contract Specialist, (360) 696-7520. OR FS ERFO 96-15(1), FDR 25, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, Oregon. This solicitation consists of 0.189 mile of grading, drainage, rock inlay and surfacing. Project includes: construction survey & staking; 2 acre clearing & grubbing; 420 cuyd untreated aggregate course; 116 ft 24" culvert; 75 ft 8" underdrain; 40 ft 24" downdrain; 6,200 cuyd excavation & embankment; 685 cuyd riprap; 5 slry units turf establishment; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 20 miles east of Roseburg, Oregon. Estimated price range is between $250,000 & $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. (0104)

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