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22 -- RAILWAY EQUIPMENT DUE 102397 POC Rebecca Howe, Director of Contracts & Procurement, MetroLink E-MAIL: Rebecca Howe, Director of Contracts and Procurement, rhowe.@bsda.org. The Bi-State Development Agency will hold a seminar for persons interested in construction contracting opportunities for the St. Clair County, Illinois MetroLink Extension project. This seminar will focus on the disadvantaged business enterprise, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs that will be used for the project. It will be on Thursday, October 23, 1997 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., in the St. Clair County Board meeting room (B564) St. Clair County Government Building, 10 Public Square in Belleville, Illinois. A description of the project, the bidding and procurement processess to be used and the DBE, AA and EEO programs to be implemented will be presented to the attendees. In addition to Bi-State staffers, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council will be present to answer questions. (0280)

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