Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (HPA-16), 555 Zang St., Room 259, Lakewood, CO 80228

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL CA PFH 129-1(1), Arroyo Seco Road DUE 051399 POC Program and Administration (303) 716-2015 WEB: Information regarding solicitation opportunities, http://www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.html. E-MAIL: Requests for information or plans and specs., addraft@denver.infi.net. This project will consist of the replacement of two bridges and minor grading and asphalt work at an adjacent recreation facility in the Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California, 10 miles west of Greenfield, California. -- Estimated price is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD-ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal shall be submitted to FHWA in paper format. Electronic format for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Amendments to this solicitation will be issued in paper format to all plan holders. FOR PRICING INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SPECS OR TO ORDER PLANS AND SPECS, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW OR CALL (303) 573-5757. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call (800)532-1169. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315472). (0091)

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