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

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00017 DUE 060598 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 PFH 158-1(1), FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD, Kaniksu National Forest, Pend Oreille County, Washington. This project has been designed using the metric system. The project consists of 7 kilometers of grading, drainage, base, paving, and MSE retaining wall. Project includes: contractor surveying & staking; contractor sampling & testing; 32 hectare clearing & grubbing; 725,000 cu meter roadway excavation; 52,000 cu meter borrow excavation; 4,500 cu meter riprap; 100 sq meter filter fabric; 43,500 metric ton aggregate base; 52,500 metric ton aggregate subbase; 14,500 metric ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 870 metric ton asphalt cement; 140 metric ton mineral filler; 190 metric ton emulsified asphalt; 1,250 meter pipe culvert; 19 meter structural plate structures; 140 meter underdrains; 750 meter guardrail; 2,600 meter 4-strand barbed wire fence; 12,100 sq meter placing conserved topsoil; 275 slry unit seeding, hydraulic; 28 hectare dry mulching; 3,200 trees/shrubs; 900 sq meter MSE retaining wall; 13 cu meter concrete; 180 sq meter construction sign; 4,000 fixed hr rate flagger; 56,000 meter pavement markings; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 30 kilometers east of Chewelah, Washington. Work shall be completed by October 15, 1999. Estimated price range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. 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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