Y -- Highway Construction - CA PFH 134-1(1), Blue Lakes Road, Toiyabe and Eldorado National Forests, Alpine County, California

This project will consist of asphalt recycling, resurfacing, and reconstruction (3R and 4R work) on 18.533 kilometers of roadway for Blue Lakes Road, located in Toiyabe and Eldorado National Forest, Alpine County, State of California. Estimated price range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Principal work items include: lump sum contractor testing; 7,200 m silt fence; 5,600 m excelsior log; 15,000 m3 watering for dust control; 14,000 m3 roadway excavation; 7,400 m3 select borrow; 1,940 m3 placed riprap (various class); 21,300 metric tons aggregate base; 3,800 m ditch reconditioning; 30,500 metric tons hot asphalt concrete pavement class B; 1,850 metric tons asphalt cement; 1,150 metric tons minor hot asphalt concrete; 11.500 km continuous cold recycled asphalt base course; 250 metric tons emulsified binder agent; 23 m steel bridge railing; 629 m pipe culvert (various) including end sections; 4,100 m asphalt concrete curb; 540 each barrier stone; 4,100 m asphalt concrete curb; heavy equipment operator(including materials transfer vehicle) along with associated clearing, grubbing, surveying, staking, fencing, gates, cattle guard (4), seeding, signing and traffic control. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD/ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. Tentative advertisement date is Tuesday, June 4, 2002. 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 our website at http://www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.htm. FOR PRICING INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SPECS OR TO PLACE AN ORDER, PLEASE CALL A&D DRAFT AID AT (303) 573-5757. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING PROJECT INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (303) 716-2015 or (303) 716-2080. 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. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.