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

Z -- REPLACE TWO UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS AT USCG GROUP WOODS HOLE, MA SOL DTCGG1-98-B-3WK069 DUE 022598 POC Mattie Walker, 401-736-1766, Fax No: 401-736-1704 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to remove one -- 2,000 gallon single wall, steel, underground, diesel storage tank; one -- 1,000 gallon, single wall, fiberglass, underground gasoline storage tank and associated double wall piping (approx 200 LF) and dispensers (2); reinstalling the existing dispensers (2); and installing one new 3,000 gallon double wall, fiberglass, underground diesel storage tank, one new 1,000 gallon double wall, fiberglass, underground, gasoline storage tank and associated piping (approximately 200 LF) and leak detection equipment and incidental related work at USCG Group Woods Hole, MA (Barnstable County). Contractor shall provide pricing per cubic yard for excavation and disposal of petroleum contaminated soil and replacing it with appropriate fill material. Contractor is responsible for obtaining permits to install and remove the underground tanks. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. SIC code is 1542. Performance time is 60 calendar days. 14 days on site time. All work must be completed by May 15, 1998. Solicitation packages to be available on or about January 22, 1998, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Mattie Walker. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted.Bid Opening Date is on or about February 25, 1998. 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 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% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. 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. (0006)

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