Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Procurement Branch, AWP-55, P.O. BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

Y -- SITE GRADING & DEMOLITION FOR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACON (NCT) FACILITY, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA SOL DTFA08-97-Q-03689 POC Edward R. Gibson (310) 725-7566 Sources Sought for a Projected Procurement. The Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, has a projected requirement to do site demolition and site grading of approximately 28 acres located on Mather Air Field (formerly Mather Air Force Base) located outside the city of Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Site demolition will consists of demolishing and removal of all on-site structures and an asphalt-concrete driveway. Upon completion of the demolition, the site shall be cleared and grubbed for preparation of the grading. The majority of the site has existing fill soils, which consists of sandy silt, clayey silt and silty clay and are not uniformly well-compacted. The existing fill soils, about 2 to 7 feet deep, overcultivation is required to obtain suitable compacted soil on the site. The grading will provide final grades in open areas, to below aggregate base elevations for the future paving areas and to final pad elevation for the future building of the Northern CaliforniaTRACON Facility. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 1794. The estimated dollar range for this procurement is between $750,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. All work shall be performed in strict accordance with the project specifications and drawings. All interested parties must notify this office in writing of their request to be placed on the Qualified Bidders List for this project. All requests shall be sent to the above address or via facsimile to (310) 536-8550; Attn: Edward R. Gibson. TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All requestors will be sent a Prequalification Survey which must be completed and returned to the above address on or before May 30, 1997. No further dissemination of information regarding this project will be provided before a Request for Offers is issued. The following notice below is for information 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-owed 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 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receiving financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact Edward R. Gibson at (310) 725-7566. (0122)

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