Federal Highway Administration, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661-3893

Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, ANTHONY LAKES HIGHWAY SOL DTFH70-00-B-00023 DUE 032901 POC Contracts Section, (360)696-7520 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail}, contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov. OR PFH 133-1(1) & OR PFH 133-1(2), Anthony Lakes Highway, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Baker County, Oregon. This solicitation has been accepted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under their competitive 8(a) program as requirement number 1087-00-006288. Bids will be accepted from 8(a) contractors under SIC Code 1611 who are in the developmental stage and are located within the states of Idaho, Oregon, or Washington or participants with bona fide places of business within the geographical boundaries of these states. Subcontractors and suppliers do not need to be in the 8(a) program. This project consists of 19.778 km of milling, leveling base, paving, intersection rehabilitation, roadway drainage replacement, and large drainage enhancements, including fish passage culverts, weirs, and a flow control structure. Project includes: construction surveying & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; 300 m soil erosion control devices; 9.0 ha clearing & grubbing; 8,400 cu m excavation & embankment; 600 cu m earthwork geotextiles; 8 cu m structure excavation; 3,000 sq m roadway obliteration; 260 cu m riprap; 50,000 t untreated aggregate courses; 30 km dust palliative; 550 t minor crushed aggregate; 41,200 t hot asphalt concrete pavement; 20 t asphalt tack coat; 50,500 sq m asphalt pavement milling; 6.7 cu m minor concrete structures; 1,350 m culverts; 235 m guardrail; 150 m fence; 40 ea gates; 1,900 sq m topsoil; 4.5 ha turf establishment; 24 ea live stakes; 43,000 m permanent pavement markings; and other smaller items of work. The project is located immediately west of Haines, Oregon. Work shall be completed by Fall 2001. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. All interested prime contractors are asked to respond by September 11. Preliminary plans will be available approximately September 15, 2000. 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 08/23/00 (W-SN489416). (0236)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0115 20000825\Y-0003.SOL)

| Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Index  |  Issue Index |