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

Z -- REPLACE FENDER SYSTEM/SEWAGE LIFT STATION, USCG BASE SAULT STE MARIE, MI. SOL DTCG83-95-B-3WF227 due 053095. POC Audrey L. Overholt, Telephone (216) 522-3954, ext. 683. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to replace the existing fender system and sewer shore tie Number 3, remove old foundation timber pilings and lift station, and install a new lift station and valve vault at USCG Base Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Unit Bid Item includes removing additional old foundation timber pilings encountered during excavation for the installation of the new system. Est. range is $100-$250K. Performance period is 90 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 30 MAY 1995. PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO VERIFY THE BID OPENING DATE. The small business size standard for this contract is 1629 and the average size standard is $17.0 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 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. (095)

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