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

Z -- NEW ATON STRUCTURES & NEW LIGHTS, WOODS HOLE & BOSTON HARBOR SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3EDV01 DUE 081596 POC Contract Specialist, James Adamo, (401) 736-1762; Fax (401) 736-1704 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and supervision necessary for the construction of 3 new navagational light structures in Woods Hole Passage, MA (Barnstable County), construction of 2 new light structures in Boston Harbor (Suffolk County), rebuilding Bishops & Clerks Daybeacon off Hyannis, MA (Barnstable County) into a lighted structure, and incidental related work. Work includes placement of stone riprap, construction of cast-in-place concrete foundations, driving of steel piles, reconstruction of a stone foundation, and fabrication and installation of steel towers. Additive bid item to construct a fourth new structure in Woods Hole Passage. Estimated cost of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. SIC code is 1629. Performance time is 120 calendar days. Solicitation Packages to be available on or about July 16, 1996, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: James Adamo. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of bids is on or about August 15, 1996. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR 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. (0178)

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