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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR FS ERFO 97-19(3), PROSPECT AREA ROADS SOL DTFH70-99-B-00003 DUE 060199 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 FS ERFO 97-19(3), PROSPECT AREA ROADS, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson & Douglas counties. (This solicitation was cancelled 10-8-98 and is being reissued.) This project has been designed using the metric system. The project consists of 15 road repair sites of grading, drainage & aggregate surfacing. Project includes: construction survey & staking; construction scheduling; temporary traffic control; 4 hectares clearing & grubbing; 700 cubic meter roadway aggregate, 40 meter pipe arch culvert; 100 meter pipe culvert; 60 meter underdrain system; 450 meter silt fence; 4,000 cubic meter roadway excavation; 3,000 cubic meter unclassified borrow; 700 cubic meter rock borrow; 3,000 square meter earthwork geotextile; 1,000 cubic meter Class 5 keyed riprap; 100 cubic meter Class 3 keyed riprap; 1,500 hrs flagger; 5 slry units seeding/mulching hydraulic method; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approx. 40km northeast of Prospect, Oregon. PRELIMINARY PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY 10-21-98. Work shall be completed by 10-15-99. 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.***** Posted 10/15/98 (W-SN262244). (0288)

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