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Z -- INSTALL FIELD CABLES AT CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, IL SOL DTFA14-96-B-33803 DUE 011996 POC Contact Felecia at (708)294-7232 for bid packages and copies of the planholders list. The work on this cable installation includes, but is not limited to installation of approximately 1,200 LF of underground ducts, seven hand holes, approximately 10,000 LF of various new control cables, and accomplishing cutover of various airport lighting and instrument landing systems controls to the new Airport Traffic Control Tower. The estimated bidding range is between $200,000 and $400,000 for SIC code 1731. Bid documents are expected to be available on or about December 6, 1995. This notice is for information purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBE), 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 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available uder 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0311)

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