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Y -- CONSTRUCTION CONSISTING OF GRADE, DRAIN AND PAVE ON 6.093 KILOMETERS OF MOCLIPS-OLYMPIC HIGHWAY ON THE QUINAULT INDIAN RESERVATION, GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WASHINGTON SOL R97-5 DUE 092497 POC Nilah Devaney, (503) 872-2867, Contracting Officer. Construction consisting of Grade, Drain and Pave on 6.093 Kilometers of Moclips-Olympic Highway on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Work consists of Mobilization and Construction Survey end Staking, Soil ~Erosion Control, Embankment Construction Linear Grading, Watering, Aggregate Base Grading E, Surface Treatment Aggregate, Bituminous Preservative Treatment Grading ~E, Asphalt Grade MC-70, Corrugated Aluminum Pipe Culvert, End Sections, Delineators, Pavement Marking~s, Barricade, Cones, Drums, Glgger, Pilot Car, Construction S~igns to be performed on the Quinault Indian Re~servation Grays Harbor County, Washington Solicitation No. R97-5, Project No. QIR 26(14) -- bid opening September 24, 1997 at 2:00 pm -- duration of work 180 Calendar Days -- estimated cost range of project i~s $1,000,000.00-$5,000,000.00-Section 7(b) of P~.L. 93-638 (25 USC 450~e) and DIAR 1452-204-71 requires that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaska Native individuals and that preference in the award of subcontract~ be given to Indian/Alaska Native economic enterprises. Failure by the contractor to submit a plan for doing so prior to award and implement same after award ~shall be sufficient reason for non-award or termination of the contract for default -- an Indian/Alaska Native economic enterprise need only be 51 percent Indian/Alaska Native owned to qualify for subcontract preference. (0213)

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