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J -- J--DRYDOCK REPAIRS USCGC SAGINAW (WLIC-803) 160 FOOT ''B'' CLASS ISLAND CONSTRUCTION TENDER SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA722 DUE 022096 POC Contact Mr. Barat Baechle, Contract Specialist, 212/668-3377, Mr. Romano, Contracting Officer, 212/668-6278 Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform routine drydock repairs to the USCGC Saginaw (WLIC-803), 160 Foot ''B'' Class inland Construction Tender. Vessel homeport is Mobile, AL. This vessel is Geographically Restricted from Brownsville TX to Carrablelle FL. via the Intra Coastal Waterway. The following work items are included in this availability: 1. Welding Repairs, 2. Remove, Inspect, and Test Spud and Spudwell, 3. Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Propeller Shaft. 4. Renew Shaft Sleeves, 5. Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Propeller, 6. Preserve the Transducer Hull rings and renew the Depth Indicating Transducers, 7. Overhaul, Renew, and Test Valves, 8. Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Rudder Assemblies, 9. Overhaul Warping Capstan Assembly. 10. Preserve Buoy Deck, 11. Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks, 12. Preserve underwater Body, 13. Clean and Inspect Voids and Ballast tanks, 14. Clean and Inspect Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tanks, 15. Renew Corrosion Preventive Zinc Anodes, 16. Temporary Logistics, 17. Routine Drydocking, 18. Static Pull Test Padeyes, 19. Modify S/S Spud Air Supply Piping, 20. Renew Fantail Gussets and Flagstaff Deck Lugs, 21. Renew Stanchions and Stuffing Tubes on 01 Deck, 22. Preserve Freeboard, 23. Clean and Test Grid Coolers, 24. Clean, Inspect and Preserve after Steering Lazaret Bilges, 25. Renew Sewage Tank Level Sensors, 26. Overhaul Sea Strainers. There will be a no-refundable charge required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U. S. Coast Guard in the amount of $100.00 for requested U. S. Coast Guard specification reference drawings. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to both large and small businesses. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 30 May 1995. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterpries: 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 receiving financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables 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 (0304)

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