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

Z -- RETROFIT LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS TANKS AT TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA, CA SOL DTCG88-97-B-QE4T21 DUE 070697 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Pamela M. Boscovich 510/535-7278 E-MAIL: U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, Oakland, CA, 62790703@eln.attmail.com. SOLICITING FOR PREQUALIFICATION STATEMENTS FROM QUALIFIED LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LP-GAS) CONTRACTORS FOR LPG TANKS AND PIPING RETROFIT, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting prequalification statements from prime LP-Gas contractors interested in being placed on a prequalified contractor's list for a LP-Gas project in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The scope of work consists of correction of design discrepancies discovered with the Training Center Petaluma's 18,00 Gallon (1 ea) and 14,500 Gallon (3 ea) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP-Gas) Tanks, Tank Appurtenances and Refueling stations. The retrofit work is to bring the installation into code compliance with NFPA 58, Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases, and California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Industrial Relations. The work consists of replacing and installing valves, gauges, plugs, regulators, cover gaskets and above and below ground piping systems. Also included is the welding of the cradles on the tanks to the tanks doubler plates. Interested firms must submit a detailed statement of qualifications addressing the following prequalification requirements: 1. A certified copy of the Company's current California Contractor's license. 2. A list of all employees who will work on the project, including documentation showing that all are trained in the proper handling and operating procedures for working with LP-Gases. 3. Listing of five (5) similar type LP-Gas retrofit projects completed within the last three years, within the State of California, with principal points of contact identified. 4. Firms must demonstrate financial responsibility commensurate with the scope of the project. 5. Firm has adequate insurance coverage or can obtain full insurance coverage, including workman's compensation, liability, auto, allowance to $500,000. 6. Firms project management, safety records, and Company organization structure. 7. A complete list of any OSHA Safety Violations which have occurred in the past three years, and the correctivemeasures taken. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. FIRMS WHO MEET THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR A COMPETITIVE BID, LUMP SUM, FIXED PRICE CONTRACT. Estimated Price Range: $25,000 to $100,000. PHONE QUESTIONS/INQUIRIES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. ADDRESS THE PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT ONLY. Qualified firms should submit the above minimum statement of qualifications to: Chief of Contracting, U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337. QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED NOT LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., AUGUST 6, 1997. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. ALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. (AC0725048-01) (0206)

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