Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA94606-5337

Z -- FOUNDATION AND WALL REPAIR AT CG STATION CHETCO RIVER, BROOKINGS, OR SOL DTCG88-96-B-623931 DUE 082196 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Terry Leong (510) 535-7284 FOUNDATION AND WALL REPAIR AT CG STATION CHETCO RIVER, BROOKINGS, OREGON Provide all labor, material, supervision, equipment, transportation, and all othernecessary reinforce station building walls a foundations at CG Statin Chetco River,Brookings, Oregon. Work includes excavating to expose top of footings and injectinggrout columns beneath the station building exterior wall footings. Filling all voids with grout in existing masonry unit walls. Estimated Range $25,000 to $100,000. Drawings and Specifications can be purchased ona first come, first served basis, at the rate of $15.00 per copy. Requests by mailonly, and must include payment in the applicable amount by certified check or moneyorder made payable to U.S. Coast Guard, mailed to U.S. Coast Guard, Civil EngineeringUnit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, California 94606-5337, Attn: BidIssue Clerk. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON MAILINGS OF PLANS ANDSPECIFICATIONS. No refunds will be made and materials need not be returned. If projectis cancelled or no award is made, cost of plans and specifications will be refunded onlyon written request. Performance period is 60 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date 22 July 1996. SIC Code for this procurement is 1542, Small Business size standard is Small if its averageannual Receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million, THIS IS ANUNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESSDEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority,Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprieses: The Department of Transportation (DOT Officeof Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women ownedand disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bondingassistance for transportation-related contracts. Loan are available under the DOT ShortTerm Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provideaccounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to applyfor bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides and80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further informationand applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call(800) 532-1169. (0183)

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