Federal Highway Administration, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661-3893

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR PRA-JODA 201(1), CLARNO LOOP ROAD SOL DTFH70-99-B-00028 DUE 081799 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 PRA-JODA 201(1), CLARNO LOOP ROAD, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County, Oregon. This project consists of 0.29 kilometers of grading, base, curbs, sidewalks, and paving. Project includes: construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; 50 meters silt fence; 1,000 cu meter excavation & embankment; 702 sq meter roadway obliteration; 2 cu meter rock embankment; 1,800 sq meter road reconditioning; 1,000 metric ton minor crushed aggregate; 650 metric ton minor hot asphalt concrete; 8 meter 530 mm x 380 mm pipe arch culvert; 170 meter log curb; 500 sq meter asphalt sidewalk; 350 meter permanent pavement markings; 250 flagger hrs; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 80 km NE of Madras, Oregon. Work shall be completed by December 15, 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 ofthis 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 05/13/99 (W-SN331257). (0133)

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