Commanding Officer, COMPTDIV, U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, AL 36608-9682

C -- PROFESSIONAL A/E SERVICES FOR REHABILITATION OF OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL, U.S. COAST GUARD AVIATION TRAINING CENTER, MOBILE, AL Sol DTCG48-96-R-HAX008. POC Contracting Officer, A.D. Palma, 334/639-6312. The project includes professional architectural/engineering services for the rehabilitation of outdoor Olympic size (25 Meter) swimming pool complex at the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, AL. Work includes subterranean investigation of concrete pool deck; physical and functional assessment of pool, shell, gutters and related mechanical systems; preparation of construction documents for improvements to pool, associated infrastructure, 2400 sf bath house, and demolition of obsolete chlorine mixing tanks and piping. Existing Facility was constructed in 1972. Cost of rehabilitation estimated between $25,000 and $250,000. The services are required to begin approximately March 1996 and shall be completed within 75 days after notice to proceed. The following evaluation criteria are applicable to one or more of the factors included in note 24: (1) Previous consultant experience in design or rehabilitation of institutional pool facilities; (2) Professional capacity to accomplish the work as scheduled; (3) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (4) Location of the firm in general area provided there is an appropriate number of qualified firms therein for consideration; (5) Design ability and understanding of the requirements of the project; (6) Emerging Small Business, provided there is an appropriate number of qualified firms for consideration, see FAR 19.10; (7) Minorities and Women in all job classifications, considering availability in the general area. Firms desiring consideration should submit appropriate data as described in Note 24 to the address indicated above no later than 4:00 PM on February 2, 1996. This is not a Request for Proposal. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Woman-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, woman-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are 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 the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (004)

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