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Z -- CHETCO RIVER STATION COVERED MOORING AND BOAT MAINTENANCE FACILITY, USCG STATION BROOKINGS, OR SOL DTCG50-96-B-643FL7 POC Contact point, Contracting Officer, Ms. Maggie Laviguer, (206)220-7424, ordering information Ms. Christine Peckman, (206) 220-7425 The work consists of replacement of the existing Covered Mooring with a new 3,500 square foot Covered Mooring. Construct a new 4,100 square foot Boat Maintenance Facility adjacent to the Mooring. Existing Covered Mooring shall be demolished. TheBoat Maintenance facility and access bridge will be of concrete construction supported by concrete piles. Steel batter piles, where used, will be protected by a sacrificial anode system. Rip rap will be required along the shoreline. In-water workshall be completed between October 1, 1996 and May 31, 1997. The work will include concrete, pile driving, rip rap, asphalt paving, electrical, mechanical, civil and structural. SIC Code 1629. The estimated price range for this contract is between $1and $5 million. Duration of the contract is approximately 12 months. There is a Nonrefundable Charge of $20.00 for each solicitation set. Make checks payable to the ''U.S. Coast Guard.'' Plans and specifications will be available approximately 8August 1996 and must be ordered in writing with a check attached. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the agency. For Bid Results call (206)220-7429 one hour after bid opening. The following notice is forinformational purposes only: 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 workingcapital 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 $1.0million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition,contact the contracting official listed above. (0206)

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