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Y -- REMOVAL AND RENEWAL OF SEA WALL SOL DTMA92-96-B-00012 DUE 082696 POC Mr. Michael Bagley, Contact Point, (804) 887-3233 Ext. 17, FAX (804) 887-1188; Mrs. Laurel Bishop, Contracting Officer, (804) 441-3120, FAX (804) 440-0812 Bid package requirements include the removal of approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) feet of deteriorated sheet metal sea wall and the installation of four hundred seventy-five (475) feet of ''Shoreguard'' Series 400 vinyl sheet piling and associated support system. Work is estimated between $100,000 and $500,000. Delivery schedule is 90 calendar days, after effective date of a written Notice to Proceed. No telephone requests, only written and facsimile requests are acceptable. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. 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 the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0208)

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