Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- REPLACE THE SEWAGE LIFT STATION AT USCG STATION GRAND HAVEN, MI. SOL DTCG83-98-Q-3WF257 POC Faye Arnold, Contract Specialist, (216) 902-6219, FAX 6277 or 6278. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to remove the existing lift station equipment. This includes valves, submersible pumps and duplex controls. Remove the cover plate, clean tank, provide new duplex pumps, controls, valves, coverplate, bolts and gasket. Provide a radio controlled, sound alarm with a visual light in the watch room which is about 500 feet from the lift station. The Contractor will be required to provide two portable toilets during the time that the lift station is not in operation. The SIC code assigned to this project is 1771. Due date for quotes will be approximately June 15, 1998. The estimated range of this project is between $25,000. and $100,000. This office has a Procurement Information Line which may be called for information on current bid openings and solicitation amendments. The number is (216) 902-6222. This project is unrestricted in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program and is not a set-aside. Any responsible source, regardless of size, may submit a quote. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (0127)

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