USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- RELOCATE PLYMOUTH LIGHT, (GURNET POINT), DUXBURY, MA (PLYMOUTH CNTY) SOL DTCGG1-97-R-3WK172 DUE 062797 POC Frank Pfeiffer, Contracting Officer (401)736-1761 Pre-solicitation Notice: Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supervision and transportation necessary to relocate Plymouth Light, a historic, timber-framed structure, constructed circa 1842. It is octagonal shaped and apprx. 30 feet tall, and has an attached 6'x10' entryway, which shall be considered part of the lighthouse. The light sits atop an existing 11' tall mound of earth. The light shall be relocated to a new site, approx. 150' northwest of its present location. The new site preparation work consists of constructing a new foundation, placing fill to create an approx. 11' tall mound of earth, constructing a stairway, loaming and seeding, and misc. related work. The work will require a contractor specialized in moving historic structures. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the evaluation factors: 1)price/cost; 2)past performance/quality; 3)technical approach. SIC Code is 1799. Size standard is $7 million. Performance time is 120 days from NTP and no on-site work shall commence prior to 9/1/97. Request for proposal packages will be available OOA 5/28/97 and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: F. Pfeiffer. There is a $20 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made payable to the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of proposals is 06/27/97. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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, payment and performance 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 available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0126)

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