Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- ROOF REPLACEMENT AT USCG STATION ST CLAIR SHORES, MI SOL DTCG83-97-Q-3WF339 DUE 062697 POC Karen Lebo (216)902-6220 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportaion required to replace approx. 14.2 SQ's of building roof with new insulations, 4-Ply built-Up roof system together with roof accessories. Performance period is 90 days after Notic to Proceed. Estimated range is below $25K. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1761. Size standard is $7 Million. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by the agency. This is a solicitation 100% set-aside for the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Telephone requests are not accepted; only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted FAX NUMBER 216-902-6278. This office established a Procurement Iformation Line which provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for bidding. The telephone number is 216-902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, contract specialist, and offeror opening/closing date will be provided. "This notice is for informational puposes 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-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 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 (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition contact thecontracting official listed above. (0149)

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