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

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00018 DUE 052298 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. OR BLM ERFO 97-35(1), Eugene BLM District, BIG RIVER AREA ROADS, Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon. This project has been designed using the metric system. This solicitation consists of intermittent flood damage repair to 4 sites consisting of slide repair, gabion-faced retaining wall, drainage, and base. Project includes: clearing & grubbing; construction survey & staking; pipe culvert removal; 800 metric ton roadway aggregate; 70 meter pipe culvert; 62 meter underdrain; 310 meter silt fence; 5,700 cu meter roadway excavation; 313 sq meter gabion-faced retaining wall; 61 meter guardrail system G4, Type 1, Class A; 120 cu meter placed riprap, Class 4; 4 slry unit seeding/mulching; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 40 kilometers southeast of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Work shall be completed by 10/01/98. 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.***** (0090)

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