Commander (ko), U. S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, Rm. 817 Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- REPAINT ONE TOWER AT VALDEZ SPIT AND REPAIR GALVANIZED COATING ON TWO TOWERS LOCATED AT USCG MARINE SAFETY OFFICE VALDEZ AND POTATO POINT, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-96-B-66E030 DUE 050696 POC Rebecca B. Wade, Contracting Officer (907) 463-2418. Provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, as-builts and perform labor to repaint one tower and repair galvanized coating on two towers located in Valdez and Potato Point, Alaska. The contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, labor and transportation and other related items to: remove surface rust and repair galvanized coating by thermal spraying with zinc on 75 ft tower at the Marine Safety Office Valdez Building, remove existing paint, repair galvanized coating by thermal spraying with zinc and recoat the tower and top platform with two coats of primer and two top coats of paint on the 90 ft. tower at Valdez Spit site. THE PAINT ON THIS TOWER HAS A HIGH LEAD CONTENT AND LEAD ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED DURING REMOVAL. Work also includes, removing surface rust and repair galvanized coating by thermal spraying with zinc on 90 ft. tower with platform at Potato Point Site. All towers are self-supporting towers with attached microwave dishes and/or miscellaneous antennas. The Potato Point tower site is at a remote location accessible only by: Float plane helicopter or boat. The MSO Valdez and Valdez Spit tower sites are accessible by existing roadways. The estimated cost range is between $100,000 and $250,000. The time for completion is 90 calendar days after award of a contract. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1721, and the applicable size standard is $7.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 5 April 1996. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSBDU), has a program to assist minority women-owned and disadvantaged busness enterprises to acquire short term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor 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% guarantee of the bid bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provie account receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information please call OSBDU at (800) 532-1189. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by sending a check or money order in the amount of $25.00 to Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. This is a non-refundable fee for the plans and specifications. (0078)

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