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Y -- ROOF REPLACEMENT SOL DTFA06-95-B-50070 DUE 092695 POC Gail P. Bohannon, Procurement Technician (404) 305-5785 Replacement of new Roof at the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Base Building, West Beach, Florida.--Estimated Price Range: $25,000 - $100,000.00.--Performance Time: Sixty (60) calendar days. You may now fax your request for bid documents at (404) 305-5774. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), 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, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides and 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 prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contractual official listed above. (0236)

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