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

Y -- CONSTRUCT NEW CHANNEL LIGHT STRUCTURE, WAILOA BASIN, HILO, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-97-B-633303 DUE 062697 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 all materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to construct one new channel light structure and convert one existing channel daybeacon to a light structure at Wailoa Basin, Hilo Harbor, Hilo, Hawii. Work includes furnishing piles and pile driving, reinforced concrete, metal fabrication and painting. All work shall be completed within 150 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction 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. (0128)

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