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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR PFH 46-1(5) CASCADE LAKES HIGHWAY SOL DTFH70-00-B-00015 DUE 080800 POC Barbara Allen and Marili Reilly, Program Assistants, (360) 696-7520 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail, contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov. OR PFH 46-1(5), CASCADE LAKES HIGHWAY, Kalamath and Deschutes counties, Oregon. This is a HUBZone Small Business Set-aside. This project is bid under 2 schedules (A) and (B). The project consists of pavement overlay. Project lengths are: 18.86 km (A) and 49.89 km (B). Project includes construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; 350 ton (A), 9,500 ton (B) minor crushed aggregate; 31,500 ton (A), 75,000 ton (B) hot asphalt concrete pavement; 50 ton (A), 60 ton (B) asphalt prime coat; 70 ton (A), 160 ton (B) asphalt tack coat; 40,230 sq meter (A)&(B) asphalt pavement milling; 30 flagger hrs (A), 1,000 flagger hrs (B); 150 pilot car hrs (A), 500 pilot car hrs (B); and other smaller items of work. This project is located approximately 52 kilometers SW of Bend, Oregon. Work shall be completed by September 28, 2001. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. Presolicitation Notices are being provided to firms on this agency's mailing listconcurrently with the publication of this synopsis. The following applies only to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs): The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at prime rate. For further information call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.***** Posted 06/08/00 (W-SN463036). (0160)

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