Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm. 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060

Z -- TREE REMOVAL AND PRUNING OF TREES AT USCG GROUP EASTERN SHORE, CHINCOTEAGUE, VA Sol. DTCG83-95-B-3WF172. Due 042495. POC: Karen Lebo, Telephone (216) 522-3954, ext. 532. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to remove 51 trees (avg size 24'' Dia.), grind stumps and exposed roots of trees removed. Prune 43 trees of various branches. All trees to be removed or pruned shall be marked and verified by the contracting officers representative. The site is Chincoteague, VA. The contractor must have 5 years experience. Performance period is 30 DANTP. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPETED; ONLY WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE REQUESTOR WILL BE ACCEPTED (FAX #216-522-7107). Anticipated bid opening date is on or about 24 April 1995. Please do not call to verify the bid opening date. The small business size standard for this contract is 0783 and the average size standard is $3.5 million. This is an 100% Small Business Set Aside for Small Business Concerns. For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. Please call (216) 522-3954, ext. 745 and a description of the project, solicitation number and bid opening date will be provided. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. 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, payment, and performance 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 Bonding Assistant Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (061)

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