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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WEST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER ROAD SOL DTFH70-99-B-00011 DUE 033199 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. MT PFH 66-1(5), WEST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER ROAD, Bitterroot National Forest, Ravalli County, Montana. The project consists of 9.795 miles of paving, guardrail removal and replacing, signing and striping. Project includes: construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; 24,000 tons hot asphalt concrete pavement; 104 tons asphalt prime coat; 42 tons asphalt tack coat; 3,050 tons shoulder gravel; 500 ln ft silt fence; 14,200 ln ft removal & reinstall guardrail; 1,500 hrs flagger; 200 hrs pilot car; 274,000 ln ft permanent pavement markings; and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 24 miles southwest of Darby, Montana. Work shall be completed by 8-13-99. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000. 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 01/26/99 (W-SN291445). (0026)

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