Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- STORM DRAIN REPAIR AT YERBA BUENA ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CA SOL DTCG88-95-B-623C65 due 081095. Contact Bid Issuing clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams 510/535-7219. Only written requests for solicitation will be accepted (FAX 510/535-7288). Furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to replace damaged storm sewer piping at Coast Guard Group San Francisco. Work include, but not limited to the following: Trenching, removal, and disposal of existing drainage system; trenching and placing new pipe anchors and new aluminum coated corrugated steel pipes that joint into the existing system; and cleaning out a drainage ditch, catch basins and drainage pipe. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Performance period is 40 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open to large and small business participation. The applicable SIC code is 1629. Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual Receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. FOR MINORITY, WOMEN AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS 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 available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enable firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. Anticipated bid issue date is 11 July 1995 with opening date 30 days later. (177)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0244 19950629\Z-0022.SOL)