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

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING @ USCG STATION SCITUATE, MA SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3WK357 DUE 090396 POC Frank Pfeiffer, Contracting Officer (401) 736-1761; Fax (401) 736-1704 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, and supervision necessary to perform maintenance dredging of an estimated quantity of 7,500 cubic yards of the access channel and boat basin, and incidental related work at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth County). Approximately 750 cubic yards of material is required to be disposed upland. Dredging must be completed by January 1, 1997. The performance period will be 90 days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The estimated cost of this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. SIC code is 1629. Solicitation packages to be available on or about August 1, 1996. Packages may be obtained by submitting a written request, with a non-refundable check for $20 (payable to U.S. Coast Guard) to U. S. Coast Guard, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886 attn: Frank Pfeiffer. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The bid opening date will be on or about September 3, 1996. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST 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. (0197)

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