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Z -- RESIDENTIAL HVAC REHABILITATION SOL DTCG83-95-B-3WF315 DUE 081795 POC P.J. Korenchen 216-522-3954 ext. 745. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to replace electric baseboard heat with forced air HVAC - gas furnace, electric AC; erect enclosure for new gas furnace; and, replace electric hot water heater with gas hot water heater. Work to be performed in six residential units at U.S. Coast Guard Station Marblehead, OH. This procurement is estimated between $25K and $100K and is open to large and small businesses under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC code is 1522. Bid opening is on/or about 17 August 1995. Completion time is 240 DANTP. No telephone requests. Written requests will be accepted until supply is exhausted. FAX requests may be transmitted to 216-522-7107. 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 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, performance and payment 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 Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (177)

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