Y -- Highway Construction: OR PFH 156-1(1), AGNESS-ILLAHE RD

OR PFH 156-1(1), AGNESS-ILLAHE ROAD, Siskiyou National Forest, Curry County, Oregon. BY ISSUE OF THIS MODIFICATION, WE ARE AMENDING THE RESPONSE DATE. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ON FEDBIZOPPS. The work consists of 5.28 km of clearing, grading, drainage, walls (gabion, rockery, and buttress), utility relocation (from overhead to underground), and paving. The project consists of construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; monuments & markers; traffic control devices; traffic pavement markings; temporary traffic control; electrical installation; 5,800 cu m watering for dust control; 12 ha clearing & grubbing; 38,000 cu m excavation & embankment; 1,510 sq m roadway obliteration; 470 cu m riprap; 6,300 cu m rock buttress, mechanically placed; 3,000 sq m MSE walls; 1,082 sq m rockery walls; 3,300 t minor crushed aggregate; 13,800 t hot asphalt concrete pavement; 70 t asphalt prime coat; 30 t asphalt tack coat; 900 m culverts; 340 m underdrains; 11 ea slip joint (450 & 600 mm); 1,500 m guardrail; 25 m remove & reset fence; 1,860 cu m topsoil; 1,800 flagger hrs; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 50 km NE of Gold Beach, Oregon. Work shall be completed by October 30, 2003. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 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.