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

Y -- ROCK CREEK PARK SOL DTFH71-99-B-00017 DUE 091699 POC Mr. Gary L. Brown, Engineering Coordinator, 703-404-6284 WEB: Federal Highway Administration, http://www.efl.fha.dot.gov. Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted for the Rock Creek Park Project PRA-ROCR 202(1) in Washington, DC. The project consists of bridge repair and maintenance of five bridge structures. The work includes bridge deck removal, concrete repair, cleaning concrete, placing structural concrete, installation of bridge railings, construction of temporary support structures, surface preparation and painting, and removing and resetting stone masonry. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Removal of bridge deck: 290 m2; Aggregate base: 180 m3; Structural concrete: 110 m3; Repair concrete: 90 m2; Clean concrete: 220 m2; Reinforcing steel: 13,225 kg; Timber bridge rail: 175 m; Guardrail: 200 m; Remove and reset masonry: 6 m3; Construction signs: 88 m2; and Temporary concrete barrier: 130 m. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $500,000 to $1,000,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-99-B-00017 will be issued on or about August 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 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 September 16, 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 07/28/99 (W-SN360298). (0209)

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