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

Z -- CONSTRUCT AND INSTALL NEW 80' TOWER AT CG STATION MANISTEE, MI. Sol DTCG83-95-B-3WF194 due 050295. POC Karen Lebo, Telephone (216)522-3934, ext. 532. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, and transportation to furnish and install a new 80' self supporting tower and concrete foundation at CG Station Manistee, in Manistee, MI. Included are these major items of work required by the Contractor: a) Install a new reinforced concrete foundation for the new 80' self supporting antenna tower; b) Install a new 4'' diameter underground galvanized rigid steel conduit; c) Furnish, assemble, and erect the new 80' self supporting antenna tower (including climbing ladder with safety climb equipment); d) Remove the existing tower and concrete tower foundation and dispose of debris from site. Est. range is $25-100K. Performance period is 150 DANTP. No telephone requests will be accepted. Only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted (Fax #216-522-7107). Anticipated bid opening date is on or about 2 May 1995. Please do not call to verify the bid opening date. The small business size standard for this contract is 1799 and the average size standard is $7.0 million. This is an unrestricted procurement IAW Public Law 100-656. 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 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% quaranty 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. (066)

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