Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center, Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Susan Hetrick

Z -- PRESOLICITATION-DREDGE ENTRANCE CHANNEL,USCG STA EATONS NECK SOL DTCGG1-95-B-3WK331 DUE 080895 POC Susan Hetrick (401)736-1763 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision to dredge approximately 10,000 cubic yards of material from the entrance channel to U.S. Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, Northport, NY. The entrance channel is 100 feet wide and 1100 feet long and is located 2400 feet south of the tip of Eatons Neck Point in Long Island Sound, Northport, NY. The disposal site is a beach loacted 1000 feet south of the channel. On-site work shall begin and be completed in 14 consecutive calendar days before December 30, 1995. The estimated cost of construction is between $100K and $250K. Plans and specs issue on or about 7/5/95. To obtain a bid package, a $20.00 non-refundable check made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard is required. Send to Contracting Officer. U.S. Coast Guard, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Susan Hetrick. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. This procurement is open to large and small businesses. SIC is 1629. Bid opening is on or about 8/8/95 at place of issue. For minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short- term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation- related contracts. Loans are availa/ble under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rate up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Furthermore, through the historically black college and university programs, firms can receive comprehensive services and training designed to enhance their financial capabiltiy. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800)532-1169. (0157)

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