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Z -- DEMOLITION OF BUILDING 17 SOL DTCG88-97-B-623037 DUE 122596 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Evelyn E. Navarro 510/535-7219 DEMOLISH BUILDING 17 AT COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND (ISC) ALAMEDA, ALAMEDA, CA. Asbestos Removal; Building Demolition; Capping Site Utility Work; Site Restoration; paving and surfacing for asphalt lot. Estimated Range $250,000 to $500,000. Performance period is 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 18 NOV 1996 with opening date 30 days later. SIC Code for this procurement is 1795, 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 COMPETITIVENESSDEMONSTRATION 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. (0299)

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