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Z -- REPLACE BUILDING COMPLEX HVAC SYSTEM AT U.S. COAST GUARD SUPPORT CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sol DTCG82-96-B-3WCA09 due 051496. Contact Point, Elizabeth Phillips, (305) 536-4152. The work covered under this project consists of furnishing all labor, tools, equipment, material, transportation and supervision necessary to replace air handling units, chiller and boilers, and existing pneumatic temperature controls with a direct digital control Building Automation System, including associated architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical work at the existing Building Complex. Performance time of 180 days. Estimated cost range is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. Bid guarantee, payment and performance bonds are required. This solicitation is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. No telephone requests; only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted; however, fax requests may be sent to (305) 536-7403. The following information is for Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged business enterprises only. The Department 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% quaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. (106)

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