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Z -- REPAIR AND PAINT HONOLULU HARBOR ENTRANCE LIGHT TOWER & BUILDING SOL DTCG86-98-B-633002 DUE 100197 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2158, Fax (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, B.Hoe/CeuHon@internet.uscg.mil. Replace stainless steel door; replace two (2) stainless steel louver walls; prep and paint steel tower and reinforced concrete masonry tower building; and perform concrete repairs to the light tower building. There is lead base paint on existing steel structure and concrete masonry building. All work shall be completed within 75 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acceptable. This notice is for informational purposes 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. 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. (0259)

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