Contracting Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

Y -- REPLACE LIGHT STRUCTURE AT PAUWELA POINT, MAUI, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-98-B-633099 DUE 010898 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2158, Fax (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, Bhoe@d14.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to replace the existing 40 foot high aid-to-navigation light structure at Pauwela Point, Island of Maui. The work includes demolition and disposal of the existing steel light structure, including foundation and chain link fencing. Design, fabricate, and erect a new monopole structure and new chain link fence, and perform geographical surveys of the new structure and of the Kahului Harbor Front and Rear Range Light structures. All work shall be completed within 150 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 Smalland 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. (0356)

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