Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit/Providence, Ft. Wadsworth Satellite Office, 311 Battery Road, Staten Island, NY 10305

Z -- REPAIR OF THREE U.S. COAST GUARD AIDS TO NAVIGATION STRUCTURES, SOUTH AMBOY, NJ AND STATEN ISLAND, NY SOL IFB DTCGG1-98-B-3WK190 DUE 082598 POC Mr. John O'Boyle, Contracting Officer, (718) 354-4017. Furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to move, reset and increase the heights of USCG Cheesequake Creek Lights #1 and #2 located in Raritan Bay near South Amboy, NJ and construct a new foundation and repaint Princess Bay Front Range Light located in Staten Island, NY. A one-time only site visit will be scheduled. Further details will be provided in the solicitation. This Invitation for Bids is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to both large and small business participation and is estimated between $100,000.00 and S250,000.00. The applicable SIC Code is 1629. Plans and specifications will be available at a non-refundable charge of $29 per set. Certified checks or money orders are required and should be made payable to Commercial Blue Print and Supply and sent to the firm at 83 Waverly Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306. Cash will not be accepted. Please refer to Solicitation DTCGGl-98-B-3WK190. Bid packages will be available on or about 24 July 1998. 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against loses. Loans are 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 the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. All responsible sources are invited to submit a proposal which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast G~uard. Posted 07/08/98. (0189)

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