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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MT PFH 73-1(4), PIONEER MOUNTAINS SCENIC BYWAY SOL DTFH70-99-B-00036 DUE 111899 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. MT PFH 73-1(4), PIONEER MOUNTAINS SCENIC BYWAY, Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead county, Montana. Project consists of 10.880 km of grading, drainage, base, paving, 5 precast concrete bridges (3 roadway and 2 snowmobile). Project includes construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; removal of structures & obstructions, including1 bridge and concrete headwalls; monuments & markers; temporary traffic control; wetland mitigation items; 5,800 meter silt fence; 100 meter temp. 600 mm culvert pipe; 300 ea check dams; 100 meter diversion channels; 25,000 cu meter watering for dust control; 35 ha clearing & grubbing; 10,000 sq meter roadway obliteration; 1,000 cu meter class 2 riprap; 200,000 cu meter rdwy excavation; 7,200 cu meter subexcavation; 2,400 cu meter class 5 riprap; 700 sq meter wire faced earth retaining wall; 58,000 ton untreated aggregate courses; 500 ton road maintenance aggregate; 36,000 ton emulsified asphalt treated base course; 400 ton grade CSS-1 emulsified asphalt; 24,000 ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 1,425 ton grade SHRP PG 58-34 asphalt cement; 94,000 sq meter asphalt surface treatment; 25 ton asphalt tack coat; 442 meter driven piles; 508 cu meter structural concrete; 14 girders at 20 to 35 meters; 7 Bulb T girders at 17 to 26 meters; 61,800 kg epoxy coated reinforcing steel; 1,010 meter various size culverts; 312 meter underdrains; 100 meter asphalt concrete curb; 700 meter guardrail; 18,000 meter fence; 5 each cattleguard; 88 each gates; 200,000 sq meter topsoil; 200 slury units seeding & mulching; 18 sq meter traffic signs; 80,000 meter striping; 7,800 flagger hrs; 500 pilot car hrs; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 40 km NW of Dillon, Montana. Work shall be completed by October 15, 2001. Estimated price range is between $5,000,000 and 10,000,000. 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 09/10/99 (W-SN379129). (0253)

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