Contracting Officer, Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886-1747

Z -- CONSTRUCT NEW SEWER MANHOLE/INSTALL PVC SEWER LINE, USCG AIR STA BROOKLYN, NY Sol. DTCGG1-96-Q-3WKO98. Due 030196. POC: Jean Bretz, Contract Specialist, 401/736-1765. Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to construct new sewer manhole and install 25 ft of new 6'' PVC sewer line connected to an existing 6'' clay line at USCG Air Station, Brooklyn, NY (Queens County). Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. SIC code is 1623. Performance time is 45 days, with actual on-site construction time limited to 14 days. Solicitation packages to be available on or about February 12, 1996. The solicitation package may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Jean Bretz. There will be no charge for this solicitation package. Your request may be faxed to (401) 736-1704. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The date for furnishing quotations will be on or about March 1, 1996. This project is being solicited using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMAN OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, woman-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 available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. 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. (019)

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