Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, P.O. Box 520, Massena, NY 13662-0520

H -- FURNISH ALL PLANT, LABOR, AND EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS AND PERFORM ALL WORK FOR PERFORMING NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON ALL FRACTURE CRITICAL WELDS ON THE STOPLOGS SOL DTSL55-98-B-C0414 DUE 042398 POC Linda M. Harding, Contracting Officer, (315) 764-3244. Furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials and perform all work for the nondestructive testing of approximately 8,000 linear feet of various size full penetration and fillet welds on thirty-four (34) Corporation-owned stoplogs at Eisenhower and Snell Locks near Massena, New York. The stoplogs are steel structures that form temporary dams when installed to dewater a lock. The welds will be blast cleaned by others prior to testing. The work requires that all fracture critical welds be tested with the appropriate nondestructive testing method for conformance with ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5-95 Bridge Welding Code, that nonconforming welds be designated for repair and that repaired welds be tested to assure conformance. This work is to be accomplished by October 2, 1998. Cost range between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. The solicitation package may be requested by mail and must be received no later than 15 days after Commerce Business Daily publication. No telephone requests. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. This solicitation shall be issued in accordance with the "Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program". All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 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 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 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 $500,000.00. 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, co~nt~act the contracting official listed above. (0061)

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