1                                             WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                         Division of Highways
                                        NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS  --  May 31, 2000       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. May 31, 2000
   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    9715021   X316-00H0/00-109.32 05  0APD 0484 132 C00      CONST NEW/RELOC ROAD W/BRIDGE(S)
                                                                   CORRIDOR H, WV55 S CR 8 - N CR 8
                                                                   1.3 M S CR 8 - 0.43 M N CR 8
                                                                   COUNTY: HARDY
          BRIDGE : #4270      CONCRETE SLAB ON PRESTRESSED GIRDER
            SPAN(S):  6 ;

          DBE GOAL:  5 % OF CONTRACT BID AMOUNT. BIDDER MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN ASSURANCE OF MEETING GOAL ON FORM IN PROPOSAL.

          REMARKS : 2,149,547 M3 UN.EX.MANDATORY PRE-BID 5/11/00 10:00 AM RM 132
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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