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

F -- TREE TRIMMING, PEPEEKEO POINT LIGHT, ISLAND OF HAWAII SOL DTCG86-96-B-633581 DUE 050697 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2158, FAX (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, B.Hoe/CeuHon@internet.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to trim trees at Pepeekeo Point Light, Island of Hawaii. Pepeekeo Point Light is a 70 foot tall Aid to Navigation structure. The light is currently obstructed by trees. Trees shall be trimmed down to a height of 70 feet above mean low water. The tree trimming area is located on a wide variety of terrain with no clearly defined trails, paths or roadways. All work shall be completed within 90 calendar days after award of a contract. This solicitation is a total small business set-aside. The contract range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acckeptable. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. 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. (0079)

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