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

Z -- REPLACE UNDERGROUND STEAM PIPING AT U. S. COAST GUARD ISC KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-99-B-643043 DUE 031099 POC J. H. O'Malley (907)463-2417 WEB: USCG Civil Engineering Unit Juneau, AK Web Site, http://www.alaska.net/~uscgceuj. E-MAIL: Joe O'Malley@USCG Civil Engineering Unit Juneau, AK., J.Omalley/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil. DESC: DTCG87-99-B-643043 -Replace Underground Steam Piping at the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Alaska. The summary of work includes providing all materials, equipment, supplies, transportation, engineering, design and labor to replace approximately 440 lineal feet of underground steam and condensate piping including all associated guides, supports, anchors, and insulation with new materials between two housing units. Remove wooden fencing, excavate the concrete steam and condensate utilidor, remove the concrete utilidor lids, remove debris from utilidor, remove debris from utilidor, test new piping, reinstall and seal concrete utilidor lids, backfill the excavations, seed excavated areas, and reinstall wood fencing. Piping shall be prefabricated as much as possible to minimize the down time of the steam system. The estimated cost range is between $100,000 and $250,000 dollars. 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. The Industrial Standard Code is #1623 and the applicable size standard is $17 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. Request for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than February 10, 1999. For minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; The Department of Transportation (DOT), Officer of Small Business Utilization (OSBDU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short term 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 Leading Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide for accounts receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000 dollars. For further information please call OSBDU at (800)532-1169. Interested parties can obatin a bid package by sending a check or money order issued to the U.S. Coast Guard in the amount of $50.00 to the following address; Commanding Officer (ko), United States Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. This is a non-refundable fee for the plans and specifications. Posted 01/25/99 (W-SN291191). (0025)

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