U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center, Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES SOL DTCG40-95-B-30046 DUE 051395 POC Melissa Prestipino, Contract Specialist, (410) 636-4420, Mary Jo Staron, Contracting Officer, (410) 636-4343 The U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center has a new project which will consist of demolition, earth moving, road construction, storm water piping, transfer station compactor and concrete work at the U.S. Coat Guard YARD in Baltimore, Maryland. The work shall be accomplished in accordance with the specification and drawing. The contractor shall begin work within 15 calendar days after notice to proceed and complete all work, including clean up within 150 calendar days. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the agency. ''This Notice is for informational purposes 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 contract. 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 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percnet 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 account receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOTR Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For informtion concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0075)

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