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Y -- CONSTRUCT BOAT HAULOUT PIER, USCG GROUP SAN FRANCISCO SOL DTCG50-95-B-643BK4 DUE 061395 POC Contact point, Contracting Officer, Ms. Maggie Laviguer, (206) 220-7424 or for technical questions, LT Jim Sylvester at (206) 220-7438 Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation, mobilization and demobilization required to construct a Boat Haulout Pier at USCG Group San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, California. The work includes the installation of galvanized steelpipe piling anchored into the underlying rock with post-tensioned anchors, construction of two reinforced concrete finger pier, a timber wave break mounted on the South finger pier, a safety platform at the head of the haulout pier, and all utilities.Estimated price range is $500,000 - $1,000,000. Duration of contract period is approximately 12 months. Plans and Specifications and/or Plan Holders List will be available approximately 15 May 1995 and must be ordered in writing. There is anonrefundable charge of $20.00 for each solicitation set. Make checks payable to the ''U.S. Coast Guard.'' All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the agency. Our Bid Results Hotline is (206)220-7429. This Notice is forinformational 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 andtaged 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 toapply 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 (STLP) at primeinterest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.(0116)

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