Federal Highway Administration, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166

Y -- NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY PROJECT PRA-NATR 3O15 SOL DTFH71-99-B-00019 DUE 081799 POC Gary L. Brown, Engineering Coordinator -- (703)285-0075 WEB: EFLHD-FHWA, www.efl.fhw.dot.gov. Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted for the Natchez Trace Parkway Project PRA-NATR 3O15, in Madison County, Mississippi. The project consists of the repair of the Natchez Trace Parkway bridge over Mississippi State Route 43 and the lowering of the grade of Mississippi State Route 43 under the Parkway. The project work includes removal and replacement of the bridge superstructure and deck, construction of a detour road, roadway excavation, placement of aggregate base and hot asphalt concrete material, and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Roadway Excavation, 3,300 CUYD; Aggregate base, Grading MSHD, 3000 Tons; Hot asphalt concrete pavement, Class C, 900 Tons; and Removal of Bridge Superstructure, Lump Sum. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $100,000 and $500,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-99-B-00019 to be issued on or about July 16, 1999. Plans, proposal and contract booklets, standard specifications, and other bid documents, will be available on or after the issuance date, from the Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511, telephone: 800-892-8776, at no charge to bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers. Please call 703-285-0212 to verify availability of the bid documents. All requests for bid documents and planholder's lists will be mailed first class. It is strongly recommended that all requests for bid documents and planholder's lists be received 7 calendar days before bid opening to ensure receipt of requested materials. Requests for 'faxing' or overnight mailing will not be accepted. Bids will be opened on August 17, 1999, at 2:00 pm, local time, at the address listed above for the Office of the Division Engineer. The following applies to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has bonding programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises in acquiring short-term capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1,000,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. Posted 06/30/99 (W-SN348812). (0181)

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