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

Y -- NORTH CAROLINA FOREST HIGHWAY PROJECT NC PFH 75-1(1) SOL DTFH71-00-B-00005 DUE 111699 POC Gary Brown, Engineering Coordinator: (703)404-6284 WEB: EFLHD-FHWA Website, http://www.efl.fha.dot.gov. The date of issuance of the North Carolina Forest Highway Project NC PFH 75-1(1), in Nantahala National Forest, Cherokee County, North Carolina, Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-00-B-00005, has been modified to on or about October 15, 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. 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. The date that bids will be opened has been modified to on or about November 16, 1999, at 2:00 pm, local time, at the address listed above. The project consists of removing and replacing the existing bridge over Valley River located along North Carolina Service Road 1390. The work also includes grading, paving, drainage work, guardrail installation, and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Unclassified excavation: 150 m3; Borrow Excavation: 375 m3; Aggregate base course, Type A: 625 metric tons; Asphalt concrete: 300 metric tons; 914mm by 533mm prestressed concrete cored slabs: 494 m; Class AA concrete: 64 m3; and 508mm prestressed concrete piles: 300 m. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $500,000 and $1,000,000. This is not an 8(a) set-aside. Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted. Posted 10/08/99 (W-SN390330). (0281)

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