1                                             WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                         Division of Highways
                                        NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS  --  November 17, 1998  LETTING

         Sealed proposals will be received by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways at its office in
   Building Five, Room A-148, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 until 10 A.M. November 17, 1998
   and said proposals will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter for the construction of the following project(s):

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   Call   Contract  State Project           Federal Project        Description
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   001    9315515   S325-0250/00-019.38 00  00BR 0250 065 E00      CONST NEW/RELOC ROAD W/BRIDGE(S)
                                                                   BLACKSHERE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
                                                                   OVER BUFFALO CK. & B&O RR, 0.03 MI N CO 250/7
                                                                   COUNTY: MARION
          BRIDGE : 4240       CONCRETE ON ROLLED I BEAM
            SPAN(S):  3 ;     STRUCTURE  STEEL:  178036 KG

          DBE GOAL: 10 % OF CONTRACT BID AMOUNT. BIDDER MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN ASSURANCE OF MEETING GOAL ON FORM IN PROPOSAL.
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   002    9315516   U339-0068/00-004.14 00  00NH 0068 053 000      CONST NEW/RELOC ROAD
                                                                   I-68 AT COOPERS ROCK INTERCHANGE
                                                                   COOPERS ROCK I/C OVERPASS
                                                                   COUNTY: PRESTON

          DBE GOAL: 10 % OF CONTRACT BID AMOUNT. BIDDER MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN ASSURANCE OF MEETING GOAL ON FORM IN PROPOSAL.
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   003    9717022   U306-0064/00-019.72 00  0ITS 9854 001 000      CONST NEW/RELOC 2 LANE ROAD W/BRIDGE(S)
                                                                   HUNTINGTON MALL ROAD +2
                                                                   0.5 MILES E CO 60/89
                                                                   COUNTY: CABELL
          BRIDGE : 4684       PRESTRESSED CONCRETE TT GIRDER
            SPAN(S):  3 ;

          DBE GOAL: 10 % OF CONTRACT BID AMOUNT. BIDDER MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN ASSURANCE OF MEETING GOAL ON FORM IN PROPOSAL.

          REMARKS : 397,769 CY UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION - PRE-BID 11/4/98 1:00 P.M. BLDG 5 RM 122
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          Letting location: DOH CONFERENCE ROOM A-122
                            STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX - BUILDING FIVE
                            1900 KANAWHA BOULEVARD EAST
                            CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-0430