Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- REPLACEMENT OF FOUR COMPUTER ROOM TYPE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AT USCG LORAN STATION TOK, AK. SOL DTCG87-96-B-643015 DUE 031196 POC J.H. O'Malley, Contracting Officer 907/463-2417 DTCG87-96-B-643015 for replacement of two - six (6) ton air-cooled units (AC-3 & AC-4) and two - twenty (20) ton air-cooled units (AC-1 & AC-2) including remote condensers (CU-1, CU-2, CU-3 & CU-4), receivers, inter-connecting insulated piping and controls. New units to be installed consist of two - eight (8) ton glycol-cooled downflow units and two - twenty (20) ton glycol-cooled upflow units, including new remote centrifugal drycoolers, duplex pumps, expansion tanks, new inter-connecting heat-traced insulated piping, and new controls. New units shall have glycol freecooling coils. A new refrigerant leak detection system shall also be provided. Design and provide all required modifications to the buildings electrical system, structures and mechanical systems necessary for the installation of the new units. Compliance is required with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards; the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC); National Electric Code (NEC); the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) Handbooks; and all other Federal, State and local laws, regulations, and ordinances regarding removal and disposal of existing air conditioning equipment and design and installation of air conditioning equipment. Sealed bid solicitation to be issued on or about February 9, 1996. Estimated cost range is between $250,000. and $500,000. dollars. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office not later than February 8, 1996. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For Minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprises only: 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against loses. 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 Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. Interested concerns can obtain bid packages for a non-refundable fee of $25.00 paid in advance (make check payable to U. S. Coast Guard) by writing Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, Room 817, P.O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. (0011)

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