Contracting Division, U. S. Coast Guard Facilities Design & Construction Center (Atlantic), 5505 Robin Hood Road, Suite K, Norfolk, VA 23513-2431

Y -- REHABILITATE MAIN PIER, U. S. COAST GUARD RESERVE TRAINING CENTER, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA SOL DTCG47-97-B-3EFK07 DUE 052897 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Donna Miller, Contract Specialist (757) 858-6238, extension 211/Marion E. Hundley, Contracting Officer (757) 858-6238, extension 208 Provide materials and services necessary for the rehabilitation of a concrete pier and sea wall including cleaning and repairing of cracks and spalls on slabs, beams, concrete curbs, pile caps, piles (including underwater portions of piles) and the seawall, replacement of the seawall cap, and repairs to the seawall footing. Pier piles are to be provided with pile jackets. Two timber finger piers are to be repaired, including removal and replacement of timber pile caps, chocks, curbing, decking and bracing. Existing expansion joints are to be replaced or cleaned, repaired and provided with new cover plates. Timber curbs are to be replaced. In addition, the main pier lighting system is to be replaced. Additive Bid Item Number 1 consists of removing 7 existing timber fender piles and providing and installing 8 new timber fender piles each appproximately 80 feet in length;removing 2 existing timber bearing piles and providing and installing 2 new timber bearing piles each approximately 85 feet in length. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with Specification No. 0076 and Drawing No. 2-4150 (sheets 01-19). All work shall be completed within 365 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. Plans, specifications, and all necessary bid documents will be available 28 April 1997 and may be obtained by submitting a check in the amount of $15.00 per set (non-refundable) made payable to the U. S. Coast Guard. To receive a solicitation and be placed on the bidders' list interested parties must submit a written request. Fax requests to (757) 858-6229 attn: Kim Sears. Telephone inquiries will not be honored. Approximate Bid opening for Solicitation No. DTCG47-97-B-3EFK07 is 28 May 1997 at 2:00 p.m. in Norfolk, VA. Estimated construction cost is between $1,000,000.00 and $3,000,000.00. The solicitation is unrestricted IAW the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantage 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent 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 $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. DTCG47-97-B- 3EFK07. (0107)

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