Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- REHAB BUILDING A709 AT USCG INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND (ISC) KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-97-B-643108 DUE 081197 POC R. B. Wade, Contracting Officer, (907)463-2418 DTCG87-97-B-643108 -- Rehab Building A709, USCG Integrated Support Command (ISC) Kodiak, Alaska. Provide all materials, equipment, transportion, incidentals to perform labor to demolish portions of the existing building and installation of new work in Building A709 as described in the plans and specifications. Work includes, but is not limited to demolition of existing doors, existing portions of concrete walls, removal of existing windows, attic framing as necessary, portions of existing concrete floor slab, and adding new windows (replacing existing), adding new doors (replacing existing) and new door ways, repair and upgrade the attic framing, relocate the existing Wood Shop Equipment, ducts, air hose reels, electrical disconnects, and all other equipment necessary to have a complete and operating shop. Add new entries, lunch room and exit ways. Add new loading dock and ramp, with associated fill and described site work. Add new electrical power, alarm system, and lighting. Add new boiler, heating, ventilation, and exhaust systems. Add new toilet and revise the existing. Add compressed air system, relocating the existing air compressor in Building #93 and all the existing system in accordance with the plans and specifications. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1541 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. The estimated price is between $500,00 and $1,000,000. Contract completion time is 180 calendar days after notice of award. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 28 February 1997. 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. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. There is a $25.00 non-refundable fee for this solicitation. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by contacting Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box21747, Juneau, AK 99802-1747. R. Wade/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil Civil Engineering Unit (0171)

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