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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-97-B-00023 DUE 061897 POC Julee K. McTaggart, Contract Specialist, (360) 696-7520 OR FS ERFO 96-11(1), FDR 10 -- BULL RUN, Mt. Hood National Forest, Clackamas County, Oregon. This solicitation consists of flood damage repair at 2 intermittent sites with grading, drainage, paving, & mechanically stabilized walls. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; 75 ton minor asphalt concrete; 0.5 acre clearing & grubbing; 500 ton untreated aggregate course; 150 ft underdrain; 450 lnft silt fence; 2,000 cuyd excavation & embankment; 80 lnft guardrail; 120 hrs flagger; 425 lnft pavement markings; 2 slry units seeding/mulching; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 5 miles northeast of Sandy, Oregon. Estimated price range is between $100,000 and $250,000. 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. (0108)

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