Contracting Officer, MLCPC, CEU Honolulu, 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Rm. 8-134, Honolulu, HI 96850

Z -- UPGRADE SUBSTATION #2. USCG INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, HONOLULU, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-98-B-633130 DUE 030598 POC Point of Contact -- Verna O. Jackson, Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Honolulu, (808) 541-2157, FAX (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: U.S. Coast Guard, VJackson@D14.uscg.mil. Provide labor, materials, and equipment to install a new 2500 KVA substation at USCG Integrated Support Command, Honolulu, Hawaii. Work includes demolition of the existing 1500 KVA substation, installation of a new 2500 KVA substation, medium voltage (15 KV) work, low voltage work, programmable relays and instruments, and protective coordination study for the new substation. All work shall be completed within 360 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Contrator must provide information on at least two projects involving similar substation installation of 2500 KVA or larger accomplished within the past two years. Contractors not meeting the qualifications requirement need not apply. 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 $250,000 to $500,000. 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 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 perforamnce bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact theContracting official listed above. (0016)

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