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Z -- REPAIR NEW YORK LIGHTS IN BRONX AND LONG ISLAND, NY SOL DTCGG1-98-B-3WK126 DUE 051398 POC Ms. Jodi Ruggiero, Contract Specialist, (401) 736-1785 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to Repair New York Lights in the Bronx and Long Island, NY. Work includes the following: Montauk Jetty Light #1: Demolish and remove a 15' steel pipe tower and a 10' x 10' x 4' reinforced concrete foundation, reposition 50 tons of existing rip rap and add 50 tons of new rip rap, construct a new cast -in-place reinforced concrete foundation, and install a new 15' steel pipe tower; Montauk Jetty Light #2: Demolish and remove a 20' steel pipe tower and two 10' x 10' x 4' reinforced concrete foundations, reposition 50 tons of existing rip rap and add 50 tons of new rip rap, construct a new cast-in-place reinforced concrete foundation, and install a new 20' steel pipe tower; Brown Point Jetty Light #1 : Demolish and remove a 10' steel monopole tower, fabricate and install a monopole tower with a 4' x 4' platform; Brown Point Jetty Light #2: Demolish and remove a 10' steel monopole tower, fabricate and install a monopole tower with a 4' x 4' platform; Hart Island Light #46: Demolish and remove a 10' steel pipe tower and a 10' x 15' x 5' reinforced concrete foundation, reposition 50 tons of existing rip rap and add 50 tons of new rip rap, construct a new cast-in-place reinforced concrete foundation, and install a new 10' steel pipe tower. MARINE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK. Completion time is 90 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT 13 APRIL 1998, and may be obtained from: RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920; (401)942-3225, (800)734-3225 or fax (401)946-6550. Contact RI Blueprint for cost. Visa, Mastercard & American Express accepted. Bidders are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. The bid opening date is scheduled for 13 May 1998 at 2:00 pm. 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 a program 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 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. (0078)

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