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

Z -- DEMOLISH BUILDING SOL DTCG83-97-Q-3WF213 DUE 042197 POC Faye Arnold, (216) 522-3955, Ext. 276 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision required to: (1) Procure testing to determine if existing building materials and paint contain asbestos and lead, (2) Demolish building and dispose of rubbish at an approved dump site, (3) backfill with sand, grand with top soil and plant grass seed, (4) Provide chain link fence. Unit bid prices will be required for performing the job as asbestos containing material and for performing as removal and disposal of lead containing material. The SIC code for this job is 1795. Location of work is at USCG Station Frankfort, MI and is estimated between $25K and 100K. Note: There is a non-refundable charge of $15.00 for this solicitation package. Payment shall me in the form of a check or money order and shall be payable to the U.S. Coast Guard. Cash will not be accepted. This office has a Procurement Information line which may be called for information on current bid openings and solicitation amendments. The number is (216) 522-3934, ext.745. This project is unrestricted in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is not a set-aside. Any responsible source may submit a bid. NOTE: ALL CONTRACTORS WHO REQUESTED THE INVITATION FOR BID WHEN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED WILL REMAIN ON THE BIDDERS LIST AND DOES NOT NEED TO REAPPLY. The following information is for Minority, Woman-Owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, woman-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transpor- tation-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, performance and payment 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 the 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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