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

Z -- TOILET/SHOWER ROOMS REHAB, CHASE HALL, USCG ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CT SOL DTCGG1-98-B-QEE024 DUE 030898 POC Jean M. Bretz, Contracting Officer (401)736-1765 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal required to reconfigure/renovate six (6) existing male-only toilet/shower rooms, to provide six (6) male and six (6) female toilet/shower rooms, including all associated fixtures, plumbing, ventilation, and electrical systems. Work areas are Area "7" toilet/shower rooms on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors of North & south wings 1941 annex to Chase Hall, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (New London County). The estimated price range is between $500,000 -- $1,000,000. SIC code is 1522. On-site performance time is limited to the period 25 May 1998 through 31 December 1998, and will be phased by dormitory wing. Solicitation packages to be available on or about February 2, 1998, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Jean Bretz. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the U.S. COAST GUARD. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. Bid opening is scheduled for on or about March 6, 1998. A pre-bid/site walkthrough is tentatively scheduled for the week of February 16, 1998 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT. 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 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 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. (0352)

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