Federal Highway Administration, Loudoun Tech Center, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511

Y -- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY PROJECT BW 1C15,D17,E14,F17,G15,H16,J17 SOL DTFH71-96-B-00012 DUE 062096 POC Contact for verifying availibility of bidding documents: Contract Specialist Sue Stanton, 703-285-0006; Contact for technical information: Engineering Coordinator, Robert Sparrow, 703-285-0075; Contracting Officer, Mary W. Daigle. Sealed bids will be accepted from all business concerns for Baltimore-Washingotn Parkway Project BW 1C15,D17,E14,F17,G15,H16,J17, in Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, consisting of pavement restoration, shoulders, grading, drainage structures, and the final pavement overlay of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows: Roadway Excavation, 150,000 CY; Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement, 35,000 TON; Open Graded Friction Course, Grading F, 23,000 TON; Reinforced Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, 8-Inch Depth, 3,300 SY; Portland Cement Concrete Curb and Gutter, 10-Inch Depth, 36,500 LNFT; Precast Concrete Guardwall or Stone Masonry Guardwall, 1,900 LNFT. The project is expected to fall within the price range of $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 and has a construction completion date of approximately 475 Calendar Days. Invitation for Bids No. DTFH71-96-B-00012 to be issued on or about May 20, 1996. Plans, proposal and contract booklets, standard ecifications, and other bid documents, will be available on or after the issuance date, from the Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511, telephone: 800-892-8776, at no charge to bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers. Please call to verify availability of the bid documents. All requests for bid documents and planholder's lists will be mailed first class. It is strongly recommended that all requests for bid documents and planholder's lists be received 7 calendar days before bid opening to ensure receipt of requested materials. Requests for 'faxing' or overnight mailing will not be accepted. Bid opening on or about June 20, 1996, at 2:00 pm, local time at the Office of the Division Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20166-6511. The following applies to Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has bonding programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises in acquiring short-term capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0124)

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