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

Z -- REROOF HOUSING AT STATION UMPQUA RIVER, WINCHESTER BAY, OR SOL DTCG88-97-B-623094 DUE 121796 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contract Specialist, Terry Leong, 510/535-7284 REROOF HOUSING AT STATION UMPQUA RIVER, WINCHESTER BAY, OR. Perform work at Coast Guard Station Umpqua River Winchester Bay, OR. Work includes removing existing fascia and barge board, asphalt shingles, felt, flashing membrane at built-in gutters, cant strips and downspouts at three two-story duplexes and one single family home. Install new fascia and barge board, asphalt shingles, felt, flashing, gutters and downspouts. Install new zinc strips at ridge shingles. As a Contingency item, replace plywood sheating and plywood soffit affected by dry rot as required. Estimated range $25,000 to $100,000. Performance period is 45 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 14 Nov 1996. SIC Code for this procurement is 1761, 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. (0298)

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