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

Z -- NEW PAVEMENT & SITE WORK, USCG COMMUNICATIONS STATION, OTIS ANGB, MA SOL DTCGG1-97-Q-3WK232 DUE 073197 POC Jim Adamo, Contract Specialist, (401)736-1762 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary for new pavement and site work at the USCG Communications Station, Otis ANGB, MA (Barnstable County). Work includes the removal and disposal of an existing 50' x 12' concrete slab, 300 sq. ft. of bituminous concrete pavement and granular base material, 18-20 evergreen shrubs, existing landscaping beds, a 2' x 21' concrete walkway and 2 small stone walkways, a concrete saddle and various areas of clean fill. Another work item includes clearing a 30' width along an existing electrical power line of approx. 3,000 feet length. Provide approx. 780 sq. yards of 2-1/2 inch thick bituminous concrete pavement with an 8" granular base, 150 sq. ft. of concrete walkways, 90 sq. yards of crushed stone on the floor of an existing storage shed, pavement markings, a concrete block wing wakk, landscaping improvements and incidental related work. OPTIONAL work item to remove and dispose of approx. 200 linear ft. of 1 inch diameter fuel oil supply and return lines and a 2 inch diameter electrical conduit and providing a new fuel oil piping system which includes 1 inch diameter fuel oil supply and return lines inside a fiberglass reinforced plastic secondary containment pipe with a leak detection and alarm system. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. SIC code is 1611. Performance time is 90 calendar days. Solicitation packages to be available on or about July 10, 1997, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Jim Adamo. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of quotations is on or about July 31, 1997 This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. 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. (0171)

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