Department of Procurement, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York 11024-1699

Z -- REPLACEMENT OF ASPHALT AND CURBING SOL DTMA95-98-B-00001 DUE 032098 POC Audrey E. Williams, Contracting Officer, 516/773-5259 WEB: U,S. Merchant Marine Academy, http: www.usmma.edu. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, WilliamsA@USMMA.edu. Provide the services a qualified contractor capable of supplying all labor supervision, materials, tools and equipment necessary to asphalt approximately eight (8) areas that total 28,000 square feet with approximately 300 linear feet of new curbing installed 6-inches above and l'-0 below new asphalt surfaces . Selective areas will also include the removal of existing asphalt and base material and replacing it with new material. The tentative date for release of a solicitation package is February 20, l998, with a site inspection tentatively scheduled for March l2, l998. All work shall be completed by May 29, l998. The estimated range for this project is $25,000. to $l00,000. All requests for the solicitation documents must be made in writing. No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted. This project is l00 percent set-aside for small business concerns. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 1611 and the Small Business Size Standard is $17.0 Million. 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 subcontractor at any tier. The Dot Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment 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 also 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at 800/532-1699. (0022)

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