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Z -- ANTENNA TOWER ERECTION/DEMOLITION, GROUP WOODS HOLE SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3WK387 DUE 082696 POC Ms. Mattie Walker,Contract Specialist, 401-736-1766; FAX 401-736-1704 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and supervision for demolition and removal of an existing 125' steel antenna tower and the erection of a new 125' selft supporting skeletal steel antenna tower. The new antenna tower shall be Government furnished. Its erection includes the contruction of 3 drilled pier, reinforced concrete foundations, tower assembly and erection, the installation of antennas, obstruction lights, fencing, landscaping and incidental related work. Bid packages will be available on or about 7/24/96. Packages may be obtained by sending a non-refundable $20 check payable to the U.S. Coast Guard, to the address listed above. BOD is on or about 8/26/96. Solicitation packages will be available until exhausted. This project is unrestricted and ranges between $25,000 and $100,000. Sic Code is 1799. Total Contract Time: 80 days. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Projgram, and is undrestricted. The FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATON 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 subcontrct at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment and performance bonds up to $l.0 million per contract. THE DOT provides and 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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