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X -- MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES SOL DTCG89-95-B-4BH031 due 040195. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk at 510/437-3006 or Contract Specialst Lois Hoxie at 510/437-3056. Contractor shall provide all products, equipment and labor to maintain three Coast Guard owned swimming pools in Honolulu, HI. Must meet all Federal and State of Hawaii Department of Health regulations and standards. Contractor must be licensed in accordance with State of Hawaii requirements. FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: 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 subcontract 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 $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (024)

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