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99 -- ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT CHIPSEAL AND PLACING PERMANENT PAVING MARKINGS SOL RDSA00-1220 DUE 082597 POC Point of Contact -- Carol Johnson, Procurement Technician, 605-226-7645 This project consists of Asphalt Surface Treatment (Chip Seal) and placing permanent pavement markings of approximately 83.56 kilometers on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Shannon County, South Dakota. The estimated price range will be $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. Bidding material will be available after July 24, 1997, at a cost off $25.00 per set, non-refundable. Only a cashier's check or money order is acceptable. This is a total Buy-Indian Set-Aside for economic enterprises that are 51% Indian Owned and controlled firms "Section 7(b) of Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 460E) and 41 CFR 14-1.354 require that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian /Alaska native economic enterprises. Failure to complete the subcontracting information in the bid package shall be sufficient reason for non-award of contract. (0189)

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