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

Y -- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT DC STP-9999(981) SOL DTFH71-00-B-00025 DUE 071300 POC Gary Brown, Engineering Coordinator: (703)404-6284 WEB: EFLHD-FHWA Website, http://www.efl.fha.dot.gov. Sealed bids from all business concerns will be accepted for District of Columbia Department of Public Works Project DC STP-9999(981) in Washington, D.C. The project consists of roadway resurfacing; curb, gutter, and sidewalk reconstruction; utility and lighting reconstruction; and drainage work on the following D.C. streets: 20th Street, NW, from K Street to L Street; 13th Street, NW, from Pennsylvania Avenue to E Street; 9th Street from Constitution Avenue to G Street; and Massachusetts Avenue from 2nd Street, NW, to North Capitol Street. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Roadway Excavation: 3,900 cubic yards; Asphalt Pavement Milling: 39,700 square yards; Removal of PCC Pavement: 7,700 square yards; Aggregate base, grading C or D, 8 inch depth: 6,800 square yards; Superpave Asphalt Concrete Pavement, 1/2 inch Nominal Maximum Size Aggregate: 5,600 Tons; Reinforced PCC Pavement, 10 inch depth: 8,500 square yards; Stone Curb, Type 1, 12 inch depth: 6,820 linear feet; and Brick Gutter: 6,500 square yards. 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-00025 will be issued on or about June 12, 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 703-404-6288 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 July 13, 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 05/24/00 (W-SN458388). (0145)

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