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

Z -- REBUILD RANGE TOWERS OUTERBRIDGE REACH, WOODBRDGE, NJ SOL DTCGG1-96-Q-3WK405 DUE 090396 POC Contract Specialist, Mrs. Jean Bretz, (401) 736-1765; Fax (401) 736-1704 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary to rebuild range towers at Outerbridge Reach, Woodbridge, NJ (Edison County). Work includes construction of two pile-supported Aids to Navigation (AtoN) towers and removal of two steel AtoN towers at an onshore site on the Sewaren Peninsula, Town of Woodbridge, NJ. Construction involves driving 8 steel H-pile foundations, installing connecting framing, erecting 2 government-furnished pipe towers, and completing a geodetic survey. An optional item is for the clearing of approx 2 acres of brush and small trees. Estimated cost range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Solicitation Packages to be available on or about August 13, 1996, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Mrs. Jean Bretz. There is a $20 non-refundable CHARGE for this package (check or money order payable to the U.S. COAST GUARD). FAX REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The due date for furnishing price quotations will be September 3, 1996. This project is being solicited using Simplified Acquisition procedures. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION 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 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. (0207)

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