MT DAR 2016(2), 2016 By Mile Wheatland Area

PROJECT: MT DAR 2016(2), 2016 By Mile - Wheatland Area, Judith Basin and Wheatland Counties, Montana
LOCATION: Three roads, each located between Hobson, MT and Harlowton, MT.
• K-03 Road located approximately 4 miles N of Harlowton, MT
• L-06 Road located approximately 7 miles E of Judith Gap, MT
• L-09 Road located approximately 6 miles SW of Hobson, MT

WORK: This project consists of roadway reconditioning, aggregate surfacing, aggregate stabilization, grading, drainage, and other small items of work. See "Description of Work" for additional details
LENGTH: 20.74 miles
TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATE Summer 2017
ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE: Between $1 and $2 million.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Bidders will be quoting how many miles of work can be completed for $1,983,283.31. The Government will set the order in which the work must be performed. The successful Bidder will be based on the largest amount of work quoted. In the case of a tie, the successful Bidder will be determined by a drawing by lot limited to those Bidders.

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THIS SOLICITATION IS OFFERED AS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

PRELIMINARY PLANS and a letter with additional project information are in electronic format only and are posted with this synopsis. Registering at ADD TO WATCHLIST box insures notification when solicitation documents are posted. When solicitation documents are issued, the INVITATION FOR BIDS/REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (specifications and plans) will be posted at this link.

This paragraph announces possible financing available to small businesses. The three types of businesses that are eligible to receive a loan through this program are: (1) Firms that have received DBE certification from a state or local transportation agency; (2) Eligible small business firms; and (3) Firms that have received a disability rating by the Veteran's Administration and have certified themselves as a SDVOSB. Start-up businesses are not eligible to receive a STLP line of credit and should contact the SBA for information about other possible forms of financial assistance. (NOTE - This paragraph does not reserve this solicitation for these types of business): The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. For more information see: http://www.dot.gov/osdbu/financial-assistance/short-term-lending-program .