Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- REMOVE UNDERGROUND FUEL OIL STORAGE TANKS AT COAST GUARD LIGHTHOUSE PIGEON POINT AND POINT PIEDIAS BLANCAS LIGHTHOUSE SOL DTCG88-97-B-623009 DUE 121996 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams 510/535-7219 REMOVE UNDERGROUND FUEL OIL STORAGE TANKS, AT COAST GUARD LIGHTHOUSE PIGEON POINT AND POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS LIGHTHOUSE. Revove a total of five underground fuel oil storage tanks and one above ground diesel fuel storage tank at Coast Guard Lighthouse Pigeon Point and Point Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. Work at Pigeon Point will include removal of three underground fuel oil storage tanks, installation of a new 1,000 gallon liquefied petroleum gas storage tank, related piping, and repair/repaving of the access road. Work at Point Piedras Blancas requires only the removal of two underground fuel oil storage tasks and the removal of one above ground diesel fuel storage tank. Estimated Range $100,000 to 250,000. Performance period is 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 19 November 1996. SIC Code for this procurement is 1629, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual Receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $7.0 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. (0297)

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