U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, P.O Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306

Z -- ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SOL 201810B003 DUE 040600 POC Dolores Bello, Contract Specialist, 505-248-6628 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 2, seeks bids to make improvements to approximately 7.7 miles of the Williams Creek NFH access road, consisting of construction surveying, road centerline realignment in selected areas, cutting and clearing trees and brush, grubbing, excavation, embankment work, compaction, removal of old damaged culverts, placing new culverts, construction concrete spillways, placing rip rap slope protection, placing an 8 inch thickness gravel road surface course, installing road traffic control signs, and other miscellaneous work related to the scope of this project. This project is located at Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery, Navajo County, Arizona, about 20 miles southeast of Pinetop/Lakeside, Arizona. The price range is between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The SIC is 1611. This project is a full and open competition with no set asides; however, it does fall within the White Mountain Apache Tribal employment guidelines and fees. The contractor shall purchase the gravel products from tribal sources, IF the product meets Arizona Department of Transportation specifications and is at a reasonable price. This project is tentatively scheduled to commence on or before May 1. Requests for packages or bidder's list can be faxed to 505-248-6791, Attn: Monical Huerta, or by mail to the above address. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Posted 02/08/00 (W-SN423137). (0039)

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