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

Z -- ELECTRICAL SERVICE UPGRADE, USCG AIR STATION CAPE COD, MA SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3WK185 DUE 040496 POC Contract Specialist, James Adamo, (401) 736-1762; Fax (401) 736-1704 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and supervision necessary for electrical service upgrades at USCG Air Station Cape Cod, Bourne, MA (Barnstable County). Work includes electrical service upgrade for 128 row housing units from 50 amp to 100 amp services. Typically, there is one service per every two units for a total of 64 services. Row housing consists of three different styles: duplex, fourples and sixplex. Electric meters are not required and all service drops shall be copper cable. Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. SIC code is 1731. Performance time is 150 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. Solicitation Packages to be available on or about March 5, 1996, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: James Adamo. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of bids is on or about April 4, 1996. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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, 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 max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0045)

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