Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center, Blvd., Warwick, R.I. 02886-1747,

Z -- TOWER DEMOLITION AND ERECTION, NDS HIGH LEVEL SITE, NANTUCKET SOL DTCGG1-95-B-3WK352 DUE 081895 POC Attn: Jean Bretz. Technical questions can be faxed to; (401) 736-1704. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to disassemble and dispose of existing 320' guyed tower; and provide/install new 330' guyed tower with concrete anchor foundations, and related incidental work. Work also includes installing a government-furnished equipment hut and a new contractor-furnished security fence around tower base and hut. Tower is located approx 5000 yards west of the Nantucket Memorial Airport, south of intersection of Bartlett Rd, Proprietors Rd and Somerset Rd in Miacomet section of Nantucket, MA (Nantucket County). Estimated cost of this project is betwee $100,000 and $250,000. Solicitation packages to be available on or about July 19, 1995. THERE IS A $20.00 NON-REFUNDABLE CHARGE for the bid package which may be obtained by writing to: Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, R.I. 02886-1747, Attn: Jean Bretz. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. Bid opening date to be on or about August 18, 1995. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open for bidding to both small and large business concerns. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO MINORITY, WOMAN OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, woman-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 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 contrcting official listed above. (0177)

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