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

Z -- SITE REMEDIATION, USCG AIR STATION BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN, NY SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3RX043 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 to provide and install 43 2-inch diameter vapor extraction wells, and 39 1-inch sparge wells, piping the vapor and sparge wells through valve vaults to the equipment building, provide and install 12 valve vaults, six vapor monitoring wells, a 20ft X 36ft pre-engineered metal building to house equipment, 8ft X 14ft pre-engineered metal bldg. to house electrical equipment, equipment, piping, electrical components instrumentation and other necessary components to operate the remedial systems, site work including paving roads, erosion control and seeding, operating the remedial systems, and providing and installing performance monitoring equipment to evaluate and regulate treatment system performance during the 14-day start up period and incidental related work. The work shall be completed in four phases. A pre-bid conference will be held for all potential bidders at a time and place to be determined. Work is located at USCG Air Station Brooklyn, Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn, NY. The estimated cost of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. SIC code is 1711. 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. 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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