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Y -- GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK PROJECT PRA-GRSM 102(1),109(1),110(1),138(1) SOL DTFH71-98-00010 DUE 030298 POC Leonette Akerson, 703-285-0006; Contact for technical information: Engineering Coordinator, Gary Brown, 703-285-0075 This procurement is open to all business concerns. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Project PRA-GRSM 102(1),109(1),110(1),138(1), in Sevier County, Tennessee, and Swain County, North Carolina, consists of the replacement of three bridges, the redecking of a fourth bridge, and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work are as follows: Structural Concrete, 580 m3; Stone Masonry, 90 m3; Precast Prestressed Concrete Structural Members, 500 m; Removal of Bridges, 3 EACH; Structural Steel, 8,900 kg; Aggregate Base, 3,800 ton. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-98-B-00010 is to be issued on or about March 2, 1998. 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 will be on or about April 2, 1998, 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. (0042)

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