Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0055

Y -- CONSTRUCTION AN AIR ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR (ARSR)-4 FACILITY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN HORN, TEXAS Sol DTFA07-95-B-00043. Due 052395. Contact Acquisition Section, (817) 222-4342. Construction of an Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR)-4 Facility located approximately 17 miles Southwest of Van Horn, Texas. The work includes but is not limited to construction of a 28-foot by 89-foot/4-inch architectural block building (housing radar equipment room, engine generator room, uninterrupted power system room telco room, etc) including concrete foundation; pier supported foundation for future 75-foot tower; cable support system; eight antenna poles; foundation for load bank; installation of all government furnished material (including engine-generator (E/G) with control panel and transfer switch, load bank with control panel, E/G vibration isolation pads and bypass switch; installation of 2,000 gallon above ground diesel tank/vault, connections, and foundation; sanitary system for maintennce toilet and all relatd piping; all work associated with electrical, HVAC and plumbing to and within the ASRS-4 facility; installation of concrete encased duct banks; installation and compaction of crushed stone and asphaltic surfacing; installation of facility ground and counterpoise system; installation of concrete air conditioning pads, transformer pad, tower stair enclosure foundation and sidewalk and other related and/or associated items such as an underground water tank, 750 gallon (minimum) septic holding system, etc. Estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The proposed procurement is unrestricted regarding business size. The BOD is an approximate date only. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 1542. 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 an 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 percent 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 Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests are acceptable. Fax number is 817/222-5994. (068)

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