Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (HPA-16), 555 Zang St., Room 259, Lakewood, CO 80228

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL CO PRA MEVE 10(4) DUE 090600 POC Program and Administration, 303-716-2017 WEB: Information regarding solicitation opportunities, http://www.cflhd.gov. E-MAIL: Request for plans and specifications, office@addraftaid.com. This projects consists of slide stabilization and road repair on 1.080 kilometers of roadway (largest schedule)for Colorado PRA MEVE 10(4), Mesa Verde Main Entrance Road, Montezuma county, Colorado. Estimated price range is between $2,000,000 and $7,000,000. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD-ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other documents required for the bid submittal shall be submitted to FHWA in paper format. Electronic format for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Amendments to this solicitation will be issued in paper format to all plan holders and will be posted on the website listed in line 18 of this submittal. FOR PRICING INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SPECS OR TO ORDER PLANS AND SPECS, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO A&D DRAFT-AID AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN LINE 20 BELOW OR CALL A&D AT (303) 573-5757. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING PROJECT INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (303) 716-2015 OR (303) 716-2017. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call (800) 532-1169. Major work items are, contractor testing, watering for dust control, 13,600 m3 waste, 7,322 m3 structure excavation, 190 ea type A & B ground anchors, 158 ea anchor pads, 2,600 t roadway aggregate, 1,400 t minor hot asphalt concrete, 220 m fabricated steel pile in place, 220m drilled hole for pile, 45 m3 concrete, 1,600 m horizontal drain pipe, 800 m collector system pipe, 100 m3 lean concrete backfill, and 550 m temporary conrete barrier. Posted 07/21/00 (W-SN477627). (0203)

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