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

Z -- RPR MARINE RAILWAY AT USCG STATION TWO RIVERS, WI SOL DTCG83-98-B-3WF279 DUE 072398 POC Pamela M. Komer 216-902-6216 FAX-216-902-6277/78 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to remove portions of an existing timber railway system and to install a new steel railway system and an adjacent steel catwalk and deck area at U.S. Coast Guard Station Two Rivers, WI. Construction work is to be Phased. Phase I shall be completed by 11/20/98. Phase II shall be completed by 12/20/98. Phasing is required to allow for winter boat haulout. SIC Code 1629. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses in accordance with the Small Business Demonstration Act. Estimated Range is $250,000.00 to $500,000.00. A bid bond in the amount of 20% of the bid price is required. NO FEE REQUIRED. Requests for the solicitation shall be made in writing to Attn: Pam/279. The contractor's mailing address shall be provided in the text of the request. Letterhead is unacceptable as it either blurs going thru the fax machine or is too small and illegible. Requests with illigible addresses will be immediately discarded. Bid Opening is estimated to be on/or about 23 July 1998. Interested Parties may call the Procurement Information Line at (216) 902-6222. This line provides a list of all acquisitions currently available, current Bid Opening, number of amendments etc and Bid Results. DO NOT call the Contract Specialist for this information. The solicitation will be available until the supply is exhausted. ATTN: 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 PRobram (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 if $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (0146)

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