Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm. 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060

Z -- REPLACE STAIRWAY AT USCG STATION ALEX BAY SOL DTCG83-97-Q-3WF018 DUE 100796. POC Karen Lebo, Telephone (216) 522-3934, ext. 532. Furnish all labor, materials, equipment to demolition and remove existing stairs, grade and provide new subbase and construction of new concrete stairs and walks. Work to be performed at USCG Station Alexandria Bay, NY. Solicitation is below $25K. Performance period is 90 DANTP. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED; ONLY WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE REQUESTOR WILL BE ACCEPTED (FAX #216-522-7107). ANTICIPATED QUOTE OPENING DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 7 OCTOBER 1996. PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO VERIFY THE BID OPENING DATE. The small business size standard for this contract is 1771 and the average size standard is $7.0 million. This is an unrestricted procurement IAW Public Law 100-656. For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. Please call (216) 522-3954 ext. 745 and a description of the project, solicitation number and bid opening date will be provided. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. 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, 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 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 and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistant Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (242)

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