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99 -- ROADWAY RECONDITIONING, ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT, PERMANENT PAVEMENT MARKINGS SOL rdsa00-1221 DUE 082697 POC Point of Contact -- Carol Johnson, Procurement Technician, 605-226-7645 Project consists of placing Minor Hot Asphalt for roadway reconditioning, a single Asphalt Surface Treatment Course (Chip Seal), placing Permanent Markings on 20.92 kilometers of roadway on the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, Benson County, North Dakota. The estimated price range will be $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. Bidding material will be available July 25, 1997, at a cost of $25.00 per set, non-refundable. This is a Total-Buy Indian set aside for economic enterprises that are 51% Indian Owned & 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. (0190)

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