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Z -- REPLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF UNDER GROUND STORAGE TANKS AT COAST GUARD AIR STATION HUMBOLDT BAY, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA SOL DTCG88-96-B-623996 DUE 091896 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams 510/535-7219 Presolicitation Notice: REPLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF UNDER GROUND STORAGE TANKS AT COAST GUARD AIR STATION HUMBOLDT BAY, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA. Furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to remove and replace three underground storage tanks (USTS) at Air Station Humboldt Bay. The work includes (1) Demolish the following:(a) Remove and recycle underground storage tanks, all associated piping, and ancillary equipment; (b) Remove north fuel dispensing station including all piping, equipment, fuel crib and concrete reels, fuel meter, filter separator, shock absorber, strainer, controls, electric power, and receptacles;(c) Remove piping, valves, and fittings running from the fuel building to the south fuel dispensing station; (d) Disconnect buried fuel supply and fuel return piping located between two fuel dispensing stations. Remove piping not buried under the concrete/asphalt pavement. Flush all traces of jet fuel from the piping buried under the concrete/asphalt pavement, cap the ends, and abondon the piping in place, except as noted on the drawing;(e) Remove the turbine ventilator at the fuel building;(f) Remove section of the 1 1/2 inch diameter pipe as indicated; and (g) Relocate the existing fire hydrant. (2) Provide soil and groundwater samples to the Environmental Consultant for analyses; (3) Backfill, cleanup, and restore the site; (4) Provide three above ground storage tanks, one 500 gal Diesel, and two 10,000 gal Aviation (JP-8); (5) Provide new day tank, valves, piping, and fittings running from the diesel storage tank to the existing generator and make the new system operational; (6) Provide new piping, valves, and fittings running from the jet fuel storage tanks to the fuel building and from the fuel building to the south fuel dispensing station; (7) Provide new pressure control/deadman/surge control valve in the fuel dispensing unit; (8) Design and replace two existing fuel pumpsin the fuel building with new pumps to provide 60 gpm jet fuel at 55 psig at thefuel dispensing station; and (9) Provide a new roof top exhaust fan at the fuel building. Estimated Range $250,000 to $500,000. Performance period is 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 19 August 1996. SIC Code for this procurement is 1629, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual Receipts for its preceedingt 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides and 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0204)

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