Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- SANITARY SEWER LINE INSTALLATION, HANGAR III, U. S. COAST GUARD SUPPORT CENTER, KODIAK, ALASKA. SOL DTCG87-96-B-643074 DUE 090596 POC R. J. Garrison, Contracting Officer 907/463-2441. Provide all materials, equipment, transportation and perform labor to install an 8 inch sanitary sewer line along Hangar III, and connect to existing sanitary services, including, but not limited to, connecting sanitary sewer services to existing sanitary sewer line located at Hangar II. Work is located at U. S. Coast Guard Support Center, Kodiak, Alaska. Solicitation to be issued on or about August 6, 1996. Estimated cost range for this contract is between $25,000 and $100,000. The time for completion is within 90 calendar days after receipt of award. Award is subject to the availability of funds. 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 not later than August 5, 1996. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department 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, performance and payment 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. The non-refundable fee for solicitation documents is $25.00 by check or money order payable to the U. S. Coast Guard. Interested concerns can obtain bid packages by writing to Commanding Officer (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747 Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. (0199)

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