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

Y -- BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY PROJECT 2G11 SOL DTFH71-00-B-00024 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 Blue Ridge Parkway Project PRA-BLRI 2G11 in Watauga County, North Carolina. The project consists of resurfacing, drainage and other miscellaneous work from Milepost 291.7 at the NC Route 321 interchange, to Milepost 298.6 at Holloway Mountain Road. Project work includes roadway excavation; placement of aggregate base; placement of aggregate-topsoil; hot asphalt concrete pavement; installation of stone curb and guardrail; removal and resetting of stone masonry; pavement striping; erosion control mat; construction traffic control; and other miscellaneous work. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Silt fence 1,650 m: Removal of 11,000 m2 asphalt pavement; Removal of 1,200 m2 asphalt sidewalk; Roadway excavation 2,000 m3; Aggregate base, grading D, 1,170 t; Aggregate-topsoil course, 7,300 t; Hot asphalt concrete pavement, class C, grading D, type 2 pavement smoothness 16,000 t; Hot asphalt concrete pavement, classC, grading D, wedge or leveling course, 3,200 t; Minor asphalt concrete, 165 t; Asphalt pavement, full depth patch, type 1, 2,750 m2; Asphalt pavement, shallow depth patch, type 1, 13,000 m2; Stone curb, type 1, 400 mm depth, 450 m; Asphalt concrete sidewalk, 1,200 m2 ; Guardrail system SBTB, 550 m; Remove and reset stone masonry, 55 m3; Erosion control mat type 2, 44,000 m2; Pavement markings, type H, solid, 20,400 m. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-00-B-00024 will be issued on or about July 25, 2000. Bids will be opened on or about August 24, 2000 at 2:00 pm, local time, at the address listed above. 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 (703) 404-6287 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. 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 05/11/00 (W-SN453716). (0132)

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