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

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00016 DUE 060298 POC Julee McTaggart, contract specialist or Barbara Allen, Program Assistant at (360) 696-7520 E-MAIL: mailto:contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov, contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov. WA FS ERFO 96-22(14), Gifford Pinchot National Forest, IRON CREEK BRIDGE, Skamania County, Washington. This project consists of 0.1 mile bridge (102 ft cast-in-place extension of existing bridge with new bent pier & abutment), grading, base, and paving. Project includes: clearing & grubbing; construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; contractor sampling & testing; turf establishment; 30 ton minor hot asphalt concrete; 136 cuyd structural concrete; 60 ton untreated aggregate courses; 300 lnft silt fence; 1,500 cuyd excavation & embankment; 40 lnft guardrail system G4, type A, steel posts; 40 willow bundles; 100 cottonwood cuttings; 46,500 lb reinforcing steel; 2,000 cuyd Class 6 keyed riprap; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 100 miles northeast of Vancouver, Washington. Work shall be completed by November 1, 1998. Estimated price range is between $250,000 and $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 (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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