Commander (ko), U. S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, 709 W. Ninth Street, Room #817, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Y -- REMOVAL OF TWO 3500 GAL UST AND INSTALL ONE 4000 GAL STEEL DOUBLE WALLED UST AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AT USCG MARINE SAFETY OFFICE VALDEZ, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-96-B-66E047 DUE 071596 POC Rebecca B. Wade, Contracting Officer (907) 463-2418. Provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, as-builts and perform labor to remove and dispose of two 3500 gallon diesel underground storage tanks and associated piping. Contractor is responsible for proper disposal of waste sludge and contaminated soil and shall empty, inert, clean, demolish and discard tanks/piping in accordance with all applicable Federal and State environmental regulations. Backfill, compact and resurface (asphalt) the excavation area. Install a new 4,000 gallon double walled under ground diesel storage tank and associated fittings as described on the project drawings. The estimated cost range is between $25,000 and $100,000. 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 #1629, and the applicable size standard is $17.0 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 14 June 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 business 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) 532-1169. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by sending a check or money order issued to the U. S. Coast Guard 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. (0151)

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