Contracting Division, U. S. Coast Guard Facilities Design & Construction Center (Atlantic), 5505 Robin Hood Road, Suite K, Norfolk, Va 23513-2431

Y -- WATERFRONT RENOVATIONS AT THE U.S. COAST GUARD GROUP, WOODS HOLE, MA SOL DTCG47-98-B-3EFK10 DUE 062598 POC Cathy Broussard, (757)852-3449 Technical Lou Vinciguerra (757) 852-3428 WEB: Contracting on WWW, http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/fdcc. E-MAIL: Cathy Broussard, cbroussard@fdcclant.uscg.mil. Provide materials and services necessary for repairs to deteriorated anchored steel sheet pile bulkhead, upgrading and replacement of electrical potable water, wastewater, lighting, telephone, and cable TV utilities and various other associated work. THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED AS DTCG47-98-B-3EFK04. Base Bid with Options. All work shall be completed within 335 calendar days after award. Bid opening is scheduled for 25 June 1998, 2:00 P.M. in Norfolk, VA. Estimated construction cost is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The solicitation is unrestricted IAW the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantage 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 $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent 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 and applicable forms concerning Bonds Assistance program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION MAY BE DOWN LOADED FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE ON OR AFTER 26 MAY 1998. http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/fdcc. Bids may not be submitted electronically. DTCG47-98-B-3EFK10***** (0124)

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