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

Z -- EXTERIOR ENDWALL RENOVATION PHASE V SOL DTCGG1-99-B-3WK084 DUE 031599 POC Mattie Walker, Contract Specialist, 401-736-1766 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and labor to for exterior endwall renovations Phase V, for five units, with three option bid items for three additional buildings at USCG Air Station Cape Cod, MA The work includes furring out of concrete block end walls, and party walls; installing vertical solid vinyl siding, sheathing, blocking and incidental related work. Completion Time is 120 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS REQUIRED. Estimated Cost of this project is between $100,000 to $250,000. The Sic Code is 1521. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT February 11, 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 March 15, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business 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 01/20/99 (W-SN289634). (0020)

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