Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- REPLACE ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF ON FAMILY QUARTERS AT USCG STATION FRANKFORT, MI> SOL DTCG83-97-Q-3WF222 DUE 041597 POC Audrey L. Overholt, (216) 522-3934, ext. 683. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to replace the asphalt shingle roofing at the U.S. Coast Guard Frankfort quarters building located in Frankfort, Michigan. The following sumamry is not intended to be all inclusive but represents what may be considered as major items of work: Basic Work Item 1) Procure an independent sampling and testing company to test roofing and flashings for asbestos content. Remove and dispose of existing asphalt roof shingles, tin roof sections, underlayment, flashing and edge material, to the roof sheathing surface, remove and dispose of rain gutters and downspouts. Install new roofing to include asphalt shingles, underlayment, flashing and edge material, rain gutters and downspout system. Replace all tin roof sections. Unit Work Items: Replace unsound sheathing; remove and dispose of all existing roofing as asbestos containing materials; remove and dispose of all existing flashings as asbestos containing materials. Performance period is 90 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. Estimated range is $25K to $100K. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1761. Size standard is $7.0 million. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by the agency. This is an unrestricted acquisition being solicited and awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Telephone requests are not accepted; only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted FAX NUMBER 216-522-7107). This office has established a Procurement Information Line which provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for bidding. The telephone number is (216) 522-3934, ext. 745 and a description of the project, solicitation number, contract specialist, and offeror opening/closing date will be provided. "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 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 also 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition contact the contracting official listed above. (0052)

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