USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- NEW SIDING AND NEW WINDOWS STATION BUILDING AND GARAGE SOL DTCGG1-99-B-G193WK037 DUE 021099 POC Mattie Walker, Contract Specialist, 401-736-1766 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and labor for new siding and windows at Station Pt. Judith, RI. The work includes the following: a. Remove all existing painted wood cedar shingles and building b. Remove all windows, including basement and garage. Cupola windows to remain. c. Remove all interior and exterior window and door casing trim, window jamb, stool and apron. d. New solid white vinyl shingles. e. New solid white vinyl insulating windows and screens. f. New pine wood exterior and interior door and window casing trim, jamb stool and apron. g. New vinyl cladding over exterior door, window casing and wood sill. h. New exterior 61/2" x 61/2" traditional solid vinyl corner posts. i. New vinyl cladding of existing wood rake, porch columns, porch soffit, and all expose wood fascia boards. j. Wire brush and repaint two story fire escape, vertical ladder, and 2' cupola walkway. k. Repaint the wood porch deck floor stairs and wood railings. l. New white fiberglass insulated exterior doors, aluminum threshold and lockset. m. Paint overhead garage door. n. Nail approximately 1000 s.f. of new 3/8" gypsum drywall to existing interior plaster ceilings. Location to be determined by contracting officer. o. Plaster patch and repair approximately 200 s.f. of damage plater/drywall interior walls. p. Repair and or replace approximately 100 l.f. of separated interior wall corner beads. Completion Time is 120 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated Cost of this project is between $100,000 to $250,000. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT January 08,1999 and may be obtained from: RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920; (401)- 942-3225, (800) 734-3225 or fax (401) 946-6550. Contract RI Blueprint for Cost. Visa, MasterCard & American Express accepted. Bidders are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. The bid opening date is scheduled for February 10, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. This project is issued pursuant to the SmallBusiness Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. The following NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATON FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquired short-term capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any prime 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% guaranty on the 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 max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT (OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Posted 12/21/98 (W-SN282148). (0355)

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