Federal Highway Administration, Contracts Section, 610 East 5th St., Vancouver, WA 98661

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00008 DUE 032798 POC Julee McTaggart, Contract Specialist or Barbara Allen, Program Asst -- both at (360) 696-7520 E-MAIL: Click here to contact Julee or Barbara via e-mail, contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov. OR FS ERFO 96-10(4), Willamette National Forest, FDR 2026-315, Linn County, Oregon. This project has been designed using the metric system. The solicitation consists of 120 meter of slide repair (rock fill). Project includes contractor survey & staking; 0.3 hectare clearing & grubbing; 400 metric ton aggregate surface course; 19 meter 600 millimeter pipe culvert; 160 meter silt fence; 5,850 cubic meter roadway excavation; 9,925 cubic meter rock borrow; 4 slurry units each seeding & mulching hydraulic method; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 32 kilometers southeast of Sweet Home, Oregon. Work shall be completed by 09/15/98. Estimated price range is between $100,000 and $250,000. 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 (DBEs): The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at prime rate. For further information call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.***** (0009)

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