Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm. 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060

Z -- EXCAVATION OF EXISTING 600 LF OF DITCH AND INSTALL A STORM DRAINAGE PIPE AT USCG STATION ST. INIGOES IN ST. INIGOES, MD. SOL DTCG83-96-Q-3WF040 DUE 120895. POC Karen Lebo, Telephone (216) 522-3934, ext. 532. Furnish all labor, materials, equipment to excavate an existing 600 lf of ditch and install a storm drainage pipe at USCG Station St. Inigoes in St. Inigoes, MD, in accordance with the enclosed plans and specifications. Est. range is between $25K and $100K. Performance period is 90 DANTP. WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN APPROXIMATELY 2/15/96. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED; ONLY WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE REQUESTOR WILL BE ACCEPTED (fax #216-522-7107). ANTICIPATED BID OPENING DATE IS ON OR BOUT 8 DECEMBER 1995. PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO VERIFY THE BID OPENING DATE. The small business size standard for this contract is 1794 and the average size standard is $7.0 million. This is restricted to emerging small businesses only in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. Please call (216) 522 3954 ext. 745 and a description of the project, solicitation number and bid opening date will be provided. 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 (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 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 Assistant Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (291)

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