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Z -- BULKHEAD REPAIR SOL DTCG83-98-B-3WF273 DUE 070998 POC P. J. Korenchen, 216-902-6218 Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to: Replace steel bulkhead wall pile cap, wood curb and walers; saw cut asphalt and concrete pavement, remove concrete and excavate behind wall to replace pile cap, and backfill and pave with concrete; provide new wood treated wood fender piles and timber wales; remove and reset existing timber wales to replace steel wales system; remove rust, clean and paint steel bulkhead with epoxy paint above waterline; provide 12 cubic yards of top soil and fill sinkholes behind wall, grade seed and over with straw all disturbed areas of grass lawn; demolish abandoned fire pump pad and extract sheet pile support system; replace 60 LF wooden wave barrier beneath concrete boat dock; patch underwater holes in steel bulkhead wall with welded steel plates; remove and reset existing electrical conduits and compressed air conduits on top of pile cap and re-establish electrical and compressed air service to waterfront when complete; perform underwater inspection of sheet pile bulkhead wall and note any additional holes; and, provide new 12 inch mooring cleats. Work to be performed at U. S. Coast Guard Station Hobucken, NC. This procurement is estimated between $100K and $250K and is open to both large and small businesses under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC Code is 1629. Bid opening is on/or about 9 July 1998. Completion time is 100 DANTP. The bid opening date is approximate. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. Written requests will be accepted until supply is exhausted. A non-refundable deposit of $15.00 is required in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or money order made payable to the "U. S. Coast Guard." Cash will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. Contact the Procurement Information Line at 216-902-6222 for status on the availability of this solicitation. 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 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. 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, contact the contracting official listed above.+ (0142)

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