Commander (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Z -- IMPROVEMENTS TO BOATHOUSE BROW AT USCG ISC KETCHIKAN, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-99-B-643025 DUE 020299 POC Rebecca Wade (907) 463-2418 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, rwade@cgalaska.uscg.mil. DTCG87-99-B-643025 -- Improvement to the Boathouse at USCG Station Ketchikan, Alaska. Provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals to perform labor to make improvements to the boathouse at USCG Station Ketchikan, Alaska in accordance with the plans and specifications. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS THAT HAVE ALREADY SENT IN THEIR CHECKS FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS UNDER IFB DTCG87-98-B-643069 NEED NOT RESUBMIT A NEW CHECK. Work includes, but is not limited to: remove and discard the following five-foot by forty-five foot steel tide bridge; 100 feet of six foot and ten foot floating wood docks; all utilities on wood docks including electrical/telephone, potable water, and pneumatic lines; removal of 185 linear feet of six foot floating wood docks; removal of all marine growth from the docks and discard, transport docks to a storage site as designated by the COR; install a new five foot by sixty foot welded aluminum brow with awning cover; install 210 linear feet of six foot, ten foot and twelve foot floating wood docks; install continuous fendering along the edge; install two 8-3/4" galvanized steel guide piles to be supported from existing piles -- no drilling or blasting is required; perform reinforced concrete work to modify the existing concrete pier decking; install new utilities for three moorage locations on the floating docks to include electrical, telephone, hot and cold potable water and supplied air; construct two small storage sheds and rehab miscellaneous deck equipment on the floating dock; and procure or fabricate miscellaneous items including stairs, handrails, life ring stations, utility pedestals and install on the floating dock. The estimated cost range for this project is between $125000 and $250000. The time for completion of this contract is 120 calendar days after notice of award. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1629 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 28 December 1998. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short- term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid bond amount to a surety against losses. 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. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by sending a check or money order issued to the U. S. Coast Guard in the amount of $25.00 to Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, AK 99802-1747. This is a non-refundable fee for the plans and specifications. Posted 12/11/98 (W-SN279733). (0345)

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