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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL DTFH70-98-B-00025 DUE 071598 POC Julee McTaggart, Contract Specialist or Barbara Allen, Program Assistant (360) 696-7520 E-MAIL: mailto:contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov, contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov. OR FS ERFO 96-13(5), Siuslaw National Forest, LINCOLN COUNTY AREA ROADS, Lincoln County, Oregon. This project has been designed using the metric system. The project consists of intermittent flood damage repair to 4 sites consisting of excavation, embankment, rock borrow, and aggregate. Project includes construction survey & staking; 60 metric ton minor asphalt concrete; 1 hectare clearing & grubbing; 1,437 metric ton untreated aggregate courses; 1,200mm x 28m culverts & drains; 400 meter silt fence; 5,666 cubic meter excavation & embankment; 1,475 cubic meter rock borrow; 20 cubic meter riprap; 4 slurry units turf establishment; and other smaller items of work. This project is located at 3 different sites in Lincoln County, Oregon. Work shall be completed by December 1, 1998. Estimated price range is between $100,000 and $250,000. 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.***** (0128)

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