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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 25,2000 PSA#2544Federal Highway Administration, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA
20166 Y -- RRP-OKEF 10(1) OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SOL
DTFH71-00-B-00007 DUE 041100 POC Mr. Gary 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 Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Project
RRP-OKEF 10(1), 2nd Proposal, in Charlton County and Ware County,
Georgia. The project consists of the rehabilitation of Swamp Island
Drive and paving and other resurfacing work within the refuge. The
project work includes placement of aggregate base, excavation, asphalt
paving, asphalt milling, culvert installation, and construction
traffic control. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are
as follows: Aggregate Base: 160 tons; Asphalt paving: 7,700 tons;
Asphalt milling: 250 sqyd; Pipe culvert: 100 lnft; Culvert removal: 975
ft; Ditch reconditioning: 950 lnft; Pavement fabric: 1,550 sqyd. The
project is expected to fall within the price range of $250,000 to
$750,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-00-B-00007 will be issued on
or about March 10, 2000 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 April 11, 2000, 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 02/23/00 (W-SN427722). (0054) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0097 20000225\Y-0003.SOL)
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