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

Z -- FLOATING PIER REHAB AT STATION GOLDEN GATE EAST FORT BAKER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA SOL DTCG88-97-B-623622 DUE 071197 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contract Specialist Janice McAroy, 510/535-7219 FLOATING PIER REHAB AT STATION GOLDEN GATE EAST FORT BAKER SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Furnish all labor, materials,and equipment necessary to rehab the floating pier, the work includes, but is not limited to, the following: (A) modify the pier by adding one 10'x6' and two 10'x8' new floating docks onto the existing floating pier; (B) remove and reinstall 4 existing concrete piles; (C) provide and install one new concrete pile with pile guides to secure the floating pier structure; (D) install a hinge on the main pier near the gangway end to release the bending stress at low tide; (E) install skid struts at the end of the main pier near the gangway end to protect the floats at low tide; (F) Add total of 200 cubic feet of floatation units at various locations such as area near the gangway and the end of both finger piers to level the pier and restore the freeboard; (G) remove the damaged non-skid safety walk and replace with the same material. Cover the new dock sections with the same non-skid safety walk; (H) replace all damaged structural members, decking, flotation units, docks bumper, utilities, and hardware; (I) replace all rollers on existing pile guides; (J) modify the existing electrical shoreties to accomodate the new floating pier configuration; and (K) add a new light fixture onto the floating pier and replace a damaged panel metal enclosure. Estimated Range $100,000 to $250,000. Performance period is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 11 June, 1997. SIC Code for this procurement is 1629, Small Business size standard is small if its average annual receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX 510/535 7288). 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 an 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. (AC0529075-01) (0149)

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