Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- SEISMIC UPGRADE OF BUILDING 24/26 AT COAST GUARD SUPPORT CENTER ALAMEDA, ALAMEDA, CA SOL DTCG88-97-B-623660 DUE 052897 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issue Clerk at (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Pamela M. Boscovich, 510/535-7278 PRESOLCITATION NOTICE. Furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the seismic upgrade installation of Building 24/26 at Coast Guard Support Center Alameda, Alameda, CA. The work includes, but is not limited to the following: (A) Removal of all asbestos-containing debris and associated dust from the crawl space area. (B) Demolition and removal of building finish work necessary to facilitate access for the remainder of the work. (C) Furnish and install structural concrete and shotcrete including all steel reinforcing, sealants, adhesives anchors, dowels and patching materials and modifications to existing structure to accept new work. (D) Furnish and install structural steel including all connections, anchorages, steel shapes and modifications to existing structure to accept new work. (E) Furnish and install architectural repaired finishes to match the original condition in material finish, texture and color. (F) Furnish and install wall furring to enclose new structural steel bracing at locations on first and second floors. Paint all walls in rooms where new furring occurs. (G) Furnish and install new steel doors and frames and wood doors at interior opening locations on the first and second floors. (H) Furnish and install flexible metallic conduit, conductors, new junction boxes and new devices to extend electrical circuits to new furred walls from existing covered-up partition walls. (I) Furnish and install metal access doors at new electrical device locations. Estimated cost of this procurement is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Drawings and specifications can be purchased on a first come first serve basis, at the rate of $25.00 per copy. Phone requests not accepted. Requests by mail only. Bidder must include payment in the applicable amount by certified check or money order, payable to "U.S Coast Guard". Performance period is 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 10 June 1997. SIC Code for this procurement is 1542, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage 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. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides and 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (AC0597027-08) (0130)

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