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Y -- 8(A) COMPETITIVE (SEALED BID) HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN OREGON SOL DTFH70-00-B-00014 DUE 090700 POC Julee McTaggart, Contracting Officer, 360.696.7520 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer., contractw@wfl.fha.dot.gov. This solicitation has been accepted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under their competitive 8(a) program as requirement number 1086-00-004368. Bids will be accepted from 8(a) contractors under SIC Code 1611 who are in the developmental stage and are located within the geographical area of the Portland (Oregon) SBA District Office or have an established bona fide place of business within the geographical area of the Portland (Oregon) SBA District Office. Subcontractors and suppliers do not need to be in the 8(a) program. Project: OR PFH 16-1(4), Canyonville-Trail Highway, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, Oregon. This project consists of 4.780 km of grading, drainage, base, paving, concrete retaining wall, and concrete soldier pile cut retaining wall. Project includes: construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; monuments & markers; permanent & temporary traffic control devices; 3,000 meter silt fence; 3,000 cu meter watering fordust control; 15 ha clearing & grubbing; 90,000 cu meter roadway excavation; 2,000 cu meter earthwork geotextiles; 5,000 sq meter roadway obliteration; 2,500 cu meter riprap; 60 sq meter fill wall; 43,000 ton untreated aggregate courses; 16,000 ton emulsified asphalt treated base course; 14,500 ton hot asphalt concrete pavement; 205 meter structural steel soldier pile; 300 sq meter treated structural timber; 140 meter drilled shafts; 860 meter culverts; 100 cu meter lean concrete backfill; 1,250 meter guardrail; 20 meter concrete barrier; 5,500 meter fence; 10 ea gates; 20,000 sq meter topsoil; 70 slurry units each seed and mulch; 2,000 flagger hrs; 200 pilot car hrs; and other smaller items of work. The project starts within city limits of Days Creek, Oregon. Work shall be completed by November 1, 2001. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. The following applies only to Minority, Women-Owned and Small Disadvantaged Businesses: 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 06/20/00 (W-SN466575). (0172)

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