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Y -- VIRGIN ISLANDS PROJECT NH-9999(70) SOL DTFH71-97-B-00027 DUE 090597 POC Contact for verifying availibility of bidding documents: Leonette Akerson, 703-285-0006; Contact for technical information: Engineering Coordinator, Gary Brown, 703-285-0075; Contracting Officer, Mary W. Daigle Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted for the Virgin Islands Project NH-9999(70), on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The project consists of pavement rehabilitation on Routes 30,39,313,38,384,386, and 35, including hot asphalt concrete pavement and wedge and leveling; manhole adjustments; concrete sidewalk installation; and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Hot Ashpalt Concrete Pavement, Class A, Grading C, 10,700 TON; Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement wedge and leveling, 1,875 TON; Asphalt pavement milling, 3,100 SQYD; Pavement markings, 160,500 LNFT; Manhole adjustment, 85 EACH. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-97-B-00027 to be issued on or about August 15, 1997. Plans, proposal and contract booklets, standard specifications, and other bid documents, will be available on or after the issuance date, from the Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511, telephone: 800-892-8776, at no charge to bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers. Please call to verify availability of the bid documents. All requests for bid documents and planholder's lists will be mailed first class. It is strongly recommended that all requests for bid documents and planholder's lists be received 7 calendar days before bid opening to ensure receipt of requested materials. Requests for 'faxing' or overnight mailing will not be accepted. Bid opening on or about September 5, 1997, at 2:00 pm, local time, at the Federal Highway Administration address listed above, Attn: Office of the Division Engineer. The following applies to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has bonding programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises in acquiring short-term capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1,000,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0210)

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