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

Z -- BIRD BLOCK BLDG. REHAB, U.S.COAST GUARD STATION ROCKLAND, ME SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3WK228 DUE 052396 POC Susan Hetrick, Contracting Officer (401)736-1763; Fax (401) 736-1704 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, and supervision necessary for removing the existing solar hot water heating system components, including heavy timber sleepers/strongbacks, the panel assembly on the roof, and tanks/equipment in the basement; removing existing built-up roofing and insulation; providing and installing a new single-ply membrane roof and insulation; removing 53 existing windows; providing and installing 53 new custom-sized heavy commercial aluminum windows, new wood window stools, new wood aprons and patching existing openings; providing and installing one new insulating panel in a frame above an existing transom; brickwork repairs, including tuckpointing approximately 6,000 sf (surface area of brick walls) of existing brickwork, resetting 12 stone sills with new copper flashing, providing new copper cavity wall flashing, new anchors, removing sealer and efflorescence, new weep holes, cutouts and new brickwork as required to install new flashing, and miscellaenous new brickwork and repairs shown on drawings; patching several water-damaged areas on the first floor; and incidental related work at U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland, Rockland, Maine (Knox County). Solicitation packages to be available on or about 23 April 1996. Packages may be obtained by submitting a written request, with a non-refundable check for $20 (payable to U.S. Coast Guard) to the address listed above, attn: Susan Hetrick. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The bid opening date will be on or about 23 May 1996. SIC is 1542. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST 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. (0093)

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