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Z -- REMOVE AND REPLACE WALK-IN REFRIGERATION/FREEZER UNIT AT USCG STATION EATONS NECK SOL DTCGG1-98-Q-3WK127 DUE 051398 POC Ms. Jodi Ruggiero, Contract Specialist, (401) 736-1785 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to remove and replace walk-in refrigeration/freezer unit and all associated components at USCG Station Eatons Neck, Northport, NY (Suffolk County). The work includes removal of existing walk-in refrigeration/freezer unit and all associated components. Supply and install new walk-in refrigeration/freezer unit with remote condensing units to be installed outside. Supply and install concrete equipment pad to support condensing units. Remove 24' of wooden fence and install 24' of 6' stockade wooden fence around new condensing units and incidental related work. Completion time is 45 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT APRIL 13, 1998, and may be obtained from: RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920; (401)942-3225, or fax (401)946-6550. Contact RI Blueprint for cost. Visa, Mastercard & American Express accepted. Prospective Quoters are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. The date for Receipt of Quotations is scheduled for May 13, 1998 at 4:00 pm. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. SIC Code 1711 applies. 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 for transportation-related contracts. 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. (0082)

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