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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-97-B-00046 DUE 060198 POC Julee K. McTaggart, Contract Specialist, (360) 696-7520; Barbara A. Allen, Program Assistant, (360) 696-7520 ID PFH 21-1(6), WARREN WAGON ROAD, Payette National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho. This solicitation consists of 9.330 kilometers of paving. Project includes: construction survey/staking; schedules for construction; contractor sampling/testing; material source development/rehabilitation; 14,500 metric ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 650 metric ton untreated aggregate course; 750 cu meter subexcavation; 60 meter guardrail; 1,200 hr flagger; 300 hr pilot car; 37,000 meter pavement markings; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 22 miles north of McCall, Idaho. Preliminary plans will be issued in early October 1997 with solicitation documents available in early Spring 1998. Work shall be completed by October 1998. Estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,500,000. 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. (0261)

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