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Y -- CONSTRUCT COVERED MOORING MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT USCG STATION, BROOKINGS, OR SOL DTCG50-97-B-643JT9 POC Ms. Maggie Laviguer (206) 220-7424 Fax 7390 Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation, permits, mobilization and demobilization required for replacement of the existing Covered Mooring with a 3,720 square foot Covered Mooring Maintenance Facility. Facility shall be a prefabricated building over a concrete structure supported by concrete piles. Existing Covered Mooring shall be demolished. Rip rap will be required along the shoreline. In-water work shall be completed between October 1, 1997 and May 31, 1998. The work shall include concrete, pile driving, rip rap, asphalt paving, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural and architectural. The estimated price range for this contract is between $1 and $3 million. Duration of the contract is approximately 12 months. SIC Code 1629. There is a $20.00 NON-REFUNDABLE charge for each set of plans and specifications. To obtain plans and specifications you may send a certified check, cashier's check or money order accompanying your request, payable to the U.S. Coast Guard. REQUESTS ACCOMPANIEDWITH A PERSONAL OR COMPANY CHECK WILL NOT BE HONORED. You may also CHARGE your request to a VISA or MASTERCARD Credit Card by requesting a credit card authorization payment form from the POC listed above. Please include 1) Point of contact, 2) Complete company name and mailing address, 3) telephone and 4) fax numbers. Plans and specifications will be available approximately 15 August 1997 and must be ordered in writing. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the agency. For Bid Results call (206)220-7429 the following morning after bid opening. The following notice is for informational purposes only: 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 percent 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0203)

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