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

Z -- REPAIR BOAT RAMP AT USCG STATION ALEXANDRIA BAY, WELLESLEY ISLAND, NY. SOL DTCG83-99-Q-3WF070. POC Mr. Robert Kohler, (216) 902-6221. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to remove existing concrete planks, regrade stone base, and reintsall planks using new fasteners. Stabilize base by pressure injecting grout into stone base and provide perimeter protection with approximately 280 square feet of grout bags and 26 cubic yards of stone rip rap. Unit Work Item 0001: Provide for additional stone base material based on a quantity of 1 cubic yard. All work to be performed at USCG Station Alexandria Bay, Wellesley Island, NY. Performance period is 67 days after Notice to Proceed. Estimated range is $25,000.00 to $100,000.00. Work cannot commence until approximately April 1999. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 1629. Size standard is $17.0 million dollars. TELEPHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. There is a $25.00 charge for the plans and specifications. Make check payable to U.S. Coast Guard. Cashiers checks, money orders and company checks will be accepted. No personal checks will be accepted. Only written requests received along with the deposit will be honored. The closing date for this solicitation has not been established yet. However, this office has established a Procurement Information Line which provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for bidding. The telephone number is (216) 902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, location of the project, contract specialist, and bid opening date will be provided. If the solicitation that you are interested in is not on the Procurement Information Line, that means that it is not available. If you pay for the plans and specifications, you will be provided a copy when it is available. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's)! 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 $1,000,000.00. 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. Posted 10/30/98 (W-SN266927). (0303)

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