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Z -- PAVEMENT REPAIRS SOL DTCG83-97-B-3WF307 DUE 061797 POC P. J. Korenchen, 216-902-6218 Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to replace approximately 8000 square yards of bituminous concrete pavement. Place approximately 100 cubic yards of aggregate base. Place approximately 300 square yards of bituminous concrete overlay. Demolish, remove, and dispose of existing bituminous concrete pavement. Provide approximately 700 linear feet of new concrete curbs. Provide new concrete sidewalks. Seed, mulch, and place topsoil. Paint pavement lines and miscellaneous pavement parkings. Work to be performed at U. S. Coast Guard Base Milwaukee, WI. This procurement is estimated between $100K and $250K and is open to large and small businesses under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC code is 1771. Bid opening is on or about 6/17/97. Completion date is 75 DANTP. The bid opening date is an approximate date only. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. Written requests will be accepted until supply is exhausted. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 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 upo 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. (0111)

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