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Y -- CONSTRUCT RECRUIT BARRACKS ADDITIONS AT USCG TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY, NJ SOL DTCG50-96-B-643EY7 POC Point of Contact, Ms. Christine Peckman (206) 220-7425, Contracting Officer, Joel Childers (206) 220-7421 The work consists of constructing four, three story additions of approximately 1500 square feet each with bathrooms, offices, storage spaces and staircases. The additions will be attached to 4 wings of two separate three story barracks buildings.Building construction of the tower additions consists of pile foundations, structural concrete floor slabs, structural steel braced frames, metal exterior studs with exterior insulation finish system (EIFS), and metal framed gypsum wallboard interiorpartitions. Included are site work, utility connections for power, sanitary sewer and storm drainage. Renovation includes upgrading mechanical rooms, and providing ventilation and electrical upgrades for the two existing 45,000 square foot barracksbuildings; all for the base bid. Optional Bid Items include air conditioning with a chilled water unit, enclosing existing 3 story separate stairwells (8 total) on the barracks buildings with translucent wall panels and EIFS. Includes structuralracing, replacing 110 4' x 4' windows, and replacing the majority of heating piping and fan coil units.-- Estimated price range is $1-5 Million. SIC Code is 1522. Duration of contract is approximately 16 months. Bid packages must be ordered inwriting with a check or money order made out to ''U.S. Coast Guard'' at the address above. The fee of $20.00 is nonrefundable. Plans and Specifications will be available approximately 30 May 1996 with a bid opening in late June. This project is notset-aside; all responsible sources may submit a bid. Our Bid Results Hotline is (206)220-7429. The following notice is for information only: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), hasprograms 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. TheDOT 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 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under theDOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small andDisadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.(0134)

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