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Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ID PFH 82-1(1), ATLANTA ROAD SOL DTFH70-00-B-00020 DUE 112800 POC Contracts Section (360) 696-7520 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail, contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov. ID PFH 82-1(1), ATLANTA ROAD, Boise National Forest, Ada and Boise Counties, Idaho. Project consists of 9.1 km of grading, drainage, base, and paving. Project includes construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; traffic control devices; traffic pavement markings; 9,260 m soil erosion control devices; 4,800 cu m watering for dust control; 15 ha clearing & grubbing; 4,300 m removal of guardrail; 22,000 cu m excavation & embankment; 1,050 cu m riprap; 18,600 t emulsified asphalt treated base course; 11,600 sq m recycled aggregate course; 1.0 km road reconditioning; 15,335 t hot asphalt concrete pavement; 600 m culverts; 6,100 m guardrail; 7,900 cu m topsoil; 8 ha turf establishment; 1,700 flagger hrs; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 25 km East of Boise, Idaho. This action is being considered for a Total HUBZone Set-Aside. Prime Contractors who are HUBZone small businesses and who intend to submit an offer for this solicitation, MUST submit by e-mail to contracts@wlf.fha.dot.gov the following for receipt by COB on August 23, 2000: (a) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (b) date of HUBZone small business certification; (c) statment of bonding capability, to include both single and aggregate totals; and (d) listing of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with their phone numbers. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone concerns. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor being considered "not interested" in this solicitation. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone small business set-aside or on an unrestricted basis will be posted as a modification in the Commerce Business Daily including CBDNet. Work shall be completed by June 29, 2001. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. 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 08/11/00 (W-SN485267). (0224)

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