Federal Highway Administration, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661-3893

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-97-B-00044 DUE 090397 POC Julee K. McTaggart, Contract Specialist, (360) 696-7520; Barbara A. Allen, Program Assistant, (360) 696-7520 WA NPS ERFO 97-42(1), Mt. Rainier National Park, SUNRISE ROAD, Pierce County, Washington. This solicitation consists of 0.1 miles of concrete retaining wall, base, and paving. Solicitation consists of: construction survey/staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling/testing; 200 tons hot asphalt concrete pavement; 350 cuyd structural concrete; 1,500 lbs concrete coloring agent; 250 cuyd untreated aggregate courses; 900 cuyd excavation & embankment; 1,200 cuyd rock borrow; 400 lnft rock lined ditch; 1,200 sqft simulated stone masonry surface treatment; 1,500 lnft permanent pavement markings; & other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 45 miles SE of Enumclaw, WA. Work shall be completed by June 30, 1998. Estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. 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. (0192)

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