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

Y -- U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PROJECT VI-NH 107(2) SOL DTFH71-00-B-00008 DUE 120999 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 Virgin Islands Project NH-107(2), on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Project VI NH-107(2) consists of the paving and rehabilitation of Route 107, from Route 10 to Lameshur Road, on St. John Island, US Virgin Islands. The work will include the removal of some existing pipes, headwalls, and concrete pavement; excavation and backfill for slope stabilization; placement of riprap shore protection, asphalt pavement, concrete pavement; construction of three box culverts; and miscellaneous drainage and safety improvements. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Removal of concrete pavement: 2,800 m2; Roadway excavation: 950 m3; Structure excavation: 1,000 m3; Structural backfill: 920 m3; Shoring and bracing: 160 m2; Riprap, class 4: 70 t; Riprap, class 6: 700 t; Gabions: 300 m2; Aggregate base, 150 mm depth: 2,800 m2; Asphalt pavement: 550 t; Reinforced concrete pavement, 150 mm depth: 230 m2; Concrete guardwall: 40 m; Precast concrete box culvert: 30 m; Guardrail system G4: 330 m. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-00-B-00008 to be issued on or about November 8, 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 December 9, 1999, at 10:00 am, local time, at the Office of the Director of Highway Engineering, Public Works Department, U.S. Virgin Islands, 8244 Sub Base, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. 00802-5805. 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 10/20/99 (W-SN393301). (0293)

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