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B -- WETLAND DELINEATIONS, REPORTS, AND STATEMENT OF FINDINGS SOL DTFH71-00-Q-00016 DUE 080900 POC Carol Gleason 703-404-6212,FAX 703-404-6217, Contracting Officer Garland C. Gray The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is currently supervising the design and construction for several sections of the Natchez Trace Parkway in the vicinity of Natchez and Ridgeland, Mississippi. Proposed construction work must comply with Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act. The vendor shall prepare a delineation of jurisdictional waters in accordance with the methodology outlined in the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (January 1987) and as required and accepted by the Vicksburg District of the Army Corps of Engineers (COE). At each of the sites, within the limits outlined on plans attached to solicitation package, jurisdictional waters shall be flagged with orange flagging and numbered consecutively. Flagging shall be spaced in a manner and distance along the delineated edge to adequately define that edge. Appropriate documentation of vegetation, soils, and hydrology, as required by the Vicksburg District of the COE shall be prepared, referenced to the site, and final delineation plan and provided to the Government within 42 calendar days after notice to proceed. The vendor shall conduct a thorough wetlands inventory and prepare a bound report for the entire Federal section of the Natchez Trace Parkway from Old US Highway 84 and 98 south to an existing field road, in the vicinity of Natchez, Mississippi; at the Parkway intersections with Old Canton Road and Rice Road in the vicinity of Ridgeland, Mississippi; and in the vicinity of MP 44 near Big Bayou Pierre River and MP 22 near North Fork of Coles Creek (vicinity maps for more precise descriptions will be attached to the solicitation package). If the proposed impacts to "Cowardin Wetlands" a Wetland Statement of Findings (SOF)shall be required pursuant to Executive Order 11990, "Protection of Wetlands," for the entire Federal section of the Natchez Trace Parkway from Old U.S. Highway 84 and 98 south to an existing field road, in the vicinity of Natchez, Mississippi; at the Parkway intersections with Old Canton Road and Rice Road in the vicinity of Ridgeland, Mississippi; in the vicinity of MP 44 near Big Bayou Pierre River and MP 22 near North Fork of Coles Creek; and for a section previously delineated and referred to as Section 3P13 in the vicinity of Ridgeland, Mississippi. The solicitation will be available on/about July 7, 2000 and the package may be requested via fax number 703-404-6217. Responses are due by 4:00 p.m. August 9, 2000. The anticipated award date is August 16, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Attention: Minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), short-term lending program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call 800-532-1169. Internetcite: W-169 SN344676). Posted 06/14/00 (W-SN464751). (0166)

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