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

Y -- BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY PROJECT PRA-BLRI 2D14 SOL DTFH71-99-B-00014 DUE 082599 POC Gary Brown, Engineering Coordinator -- (703)285-0075 WEB: EFLHD-FHWA Website, www.efl.fha.dot.gov. Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted for the Blue Ridge Parkway Project PRA-BLRI 2D14, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The project consists of slide repairs at Milepost 252.5 and Milepost 252.9, overlay of the Sheets Gap Overlook, and overlay of approximately 700 meters of parkway mainline. The project work includes clearing and grubbing, roadway excavation, installation of geogrid, hot asphalt concrete pavement placement, installing stone curb, guardrail installation, and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Clearing and grubbing: 1 ha; Roadway excavation: 14,800 m3; Geogrid reinforcement: 10,300 m2; Aggregate Base: 465 tons; Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement: 750 tons; Stone curb: 200 m; Guardrail: 200 m; Topsoil: 560 tons; and Erosion control mat: 5,600 m2. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $500,000 to $1,000,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-99-B-00014 will be issued on or about July 26, 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 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 or about August 25, 1999, at 2:00 pm, local time, at the address listed above. 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 07/07/99 (W-SN351025). (0188)

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