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

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SOL CA PR JOTR 12(3) DUE 091900 POC Bill Hakala, Construction Operations Engineer, (303) 716-2151 WEB: Information regarding upcoming and current solicitation, http://www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.htm. E-MAIL: Requests for plans and specifications, office@addraftaid.com. This project will consist of grading, asphalt surfacing and parking area construction on 9.31 km (largest schedule) of roadway for Joshua Tree, Route 12; Park Boulevard and Barker Dam Road, East-West Highway, Riverside County, California. Estimated price range is between $4,000,000.00 and $8,000,000.00. The principal work items consist of: lump sum contractor testing; 26,400 m3 roadway excavation; 3,500 m silt fence; 12,500 m2 roadway obliteration; 33,600 metric tons aggregate base; 2,400 metric tons dust palliative application; 4,750 metric tons minor crushed aggregate; 11,160 metric tons hot asphalt concrete pavement class B, grading G; 670 metric tons asphalt cement, grade PBA-7; 2,112 m2 plain Portland cement concrete pavement 200 mm depth; 15,600 kg concrete coloring agent; 113 m3 concrete; 14,900 m Portland cement concrete curb; 1,550 m2 Colored Portland cement concrete sidewalk; 3,150 m Portland cement concrete curb; 2,970 m2 decomposed granite sidewalk; 5,000 m fence temporary construction; 6,375 m3 placing conserved topsoil; 4,800 hours flagging; 2,400 hours pilot car; 3 each variable message sign, along with associated surveying, staking, fencing, seeding and traffic control. 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. Posted 08/03/00 (W-SN482060). (0216)

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