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

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00015 DUE 052998 POC Julee McTaggart, Contract Specialist or Barbara Allen, Program Assistant at (360) 696-7520 E-MAIL: mailto:contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov, contracts@wfl.fh.dot.gov. OR FS ERFO 96-11(5), Mt. Hood National Forest, FISH CREEK AREA ROADS, Clackamas County, Oregon. This project has been designed using the metric system. The project consists of 165 kilometers of grading drainage, base, paving, retaining walls, and roadway obliteration. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; remove reinforced concrete bridge; 1,000 metric ton minor asphalt concrete; 100 cu meter grout; 2,200 metric ton crushed aggregate; 100 meter culverts & drains; 70 meter underdrains; 8,600 cu meter excavation & embankment; 165 km roadway obliteration; 370 sq meter gabion faced retaining wall; 400 sq meter earthwork geotextiles; 40 meter guardrail; 650 cu meter riprap; 500 meter permanent pavement markings; 80 hectare seed & straw mulch; 20,000 sq meters erosion control; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 24 kilometers southeast of Estacada, Oregon. Work shall be completed by November 1, 2000. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and 3,000,000. 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.***** (0085)

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