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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR FS ERFO 97-19(2) FDR 3730-590, 800 SOL DTFH70-99-B-00024 DUE 062599 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 97-19(2), FDR 3730-590, 800, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon. This project consists of a Bulb T bridge, riprap, embankment, drainage, base, obliteration, and bridge removal at 2 intermittent flood damage repair sites. Project includes: construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; 1 Diversion channel; 2 temporary access roads with temporary culverts; 1.5 hectare clearing & grubbing; 1 bridge removal (including abutments); 1 abutment removal; 800 cu meter embankment; 500 cu meter earthwork geotextiles; 85 cu meter structure excavation; 0.5 km roadway obliteration; 1,200 cu meter riprap; 350 metric ton minor crushed aggregate; 180 meter driven piles; 110 cu meter structural concrete; 4 ea 41 meter Bulb T girders; 1,500 kg reinforcing steel; 20 meter culverts & drains; 2.5 hectare turf establishment; 100 willow bundles; 12 sq meter temporary traffic control signs; and other smaller items of work. This project is located30 kilometers NE of Ashland, Oregon. Work shall be completed by December 1, 1999. 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 04/29/99 (W-SN326031). (0119)

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