USDA, Forest Service, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 420 Barrett Street, Dillon, MT 59725

Z -- PIONEER MOUNTAIN SCENIC BYWAY/TOBACCO ROOT TRAILHEADS SOL IFB R1-02-00-05 DUE 041700 POC Sharon Sawyer, General Information, 406-683-3981 E-MAIL: Contracting, Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF, ssawyer@fs.fed.us. Project consists of 15 different trailhead and campground sites. Work involves installation of tables, benches, firerings, bulletin boards, signs, concrete wheelstops, camp unit posts, toilets, hitching rails and unloading ramps. Work also involves the construction of picnic table pads, trails and fence as well as repairs to existing unloading ramps. Aggregate for the construction of trails and picnic table pads will be government furnished. Dillon, Wise River, & Madison Ranger Districts, Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF, Beaverhead & Madison Counties, MT. Contract time, 120 calendar days; estimated start work, 6/15/00. Package available on or about 3/16/00. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Price range between $100,000 and $250,000. NOT SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429689). (0060)

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