Contracting Officer, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886-1747

Z -- ENTRANCE CHANNEL DREDGING, USCG STATION EATONS NECK, NY SOL DTCGG1-97-B-3WK047 DUE 121796 POC Susan Hetrick, Contracting Officer, (401)736-1763; Fax (401) 736-1704 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and supervision for dredging to -10' MLW, approximately 6,000 CY of material from the entrance channel to Station Eatons Neck and disposing of the material on a nearby beach, and incidental related work at U. S. Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, Northport, NY (Suffolk County). Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. SIC code is 1629. Performance time is 45 calendar days. On site work shall be complete within 10 days of beginning on site work. Solicitation Packages to be available on or about 18 November 1996, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Susan Hetrick. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made payable to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of bids is on or about 17 December 1996. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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 available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0306)

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