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Y -- BLAIR WATERWAY, ATON TACOMA, WASHINGTON SOL DTCG50-98-B-643MJ5 DUE 091898 POC Maggie Laviguer, Contracting Officer, 206/220-7424 WEB: NA, NA. E-MAIL: NA, NA. SIC: 1629. The project location is the Blair Waterway in Tacoma, Washington adjacent to the site of the old E. 11th street bridge (now removed). Four new Aids to Navigation towers are to be constructed. Three are to be constructed in approximately 35 feet of water, with the fourth being on the corner of a pier. The three Aids in the water will consist of 4 pile steel pipe structures, with 40' steel sectional towers. The lights will be powered by 120 VAC. The steel sectional tower on the pier is approximately 38' tall. The work will require removal of 4 inches of ballast rock from the surface of the Pier. Concrete footings will be poured 1' x1' and 18 inches deep so they are flush with the pier deck. The steel tower will be bolted to these footings. Estimated price range is $150,000. to $300,000. Duration of contract period is approximately 60 days. Plans and Specifications and/or Plan Holders List will be available approximately 20 August 1998 and must be ordered in writing. There is a NONREFUNDABLE charge of $20.00 for each solicitation set. To obtain the solicitation, you may send a company check, certified check, cashier's check or money order. PERSONAL CHECKS SHALL NOT BE HONORED. You may also CHARGE your request to a VISA or MASTERCARD CREDIT CARD by requesting a credit card authorization payment form from the POC listed above at (206) 220-7425. Please include (1) Point of contact, (2) complete company name and mailing address, (3) telephone and (4) fax phone number. Make checks payable to the "U.S. Coast Guard." All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the agency. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantageed Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assit minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acuire 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. Posted 08/05/98 (W-SN233272). (0217)

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