Contracting Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

Z -- REPAIR & PAINT REAR RANGE LIGHT TOWER AT HILO HARBOR, HILO, HAWAII DUE 020497 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2158, Fax (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Repair & Paint Rear Range Light Tower, Hilo Harbor, Hilo, Hawaii, B.Hoe/CeuHon@internet.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to repair and paint Hilo Harbor Rear Range Light Tower. Work includes replacing corroded rivets/bolt/nuts, fixed ladder and Safety-T-Climb fall prevention system and paint the entire 103 feet tall, foursided steel trussed tower. The entire tower and concrete pedestal are coated with lead-based paint. All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $25, 000 and $100, 000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acceptable. This notice is for informational purposes for minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are 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 the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0353)

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