Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit/Providence, Ft. Wadsworth Satellite Office, 205 Molony Drive, Staten Island, NY 10305

Z -- BULKHEAD REPAIRS AT USCG BATTERY PARK BUILDING, NEW YORK, NY SOL IFB DTCGG1-98-B-3WK084 DUE 032598 POC Mr. John O'Boyle, Contracting Officer, (718) 354-4017. Furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to repair approximately 110 linear feet of steel sheet piling, demolish a small building, perform asphalt patching and miscellaneous associated work at U.S. Coast Guard Battery Park Building located adjacent to Battery Park in lower Manhattan, New York City. All work shall be completed within 60 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This Invitation for Bids is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to both large and small business participation and is estimated between $100,000 and $250,000. The applicable SIC Code is 1629. Plans and specifications will be available at a non-refundable charge of $15 per set. Checks and money orders are required and should be made payable to U.S. COAST GUARD. Cash will not be accepted. Plans and specifications will be available on or about 24 February 1998. 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against loses. 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the O.SDBU at (800) 532-1169. All responsible sources are invited to submit a proposal which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. (0033)

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