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

Z -- RENOVATE THE LOADING AREA AT USCG SHORESIDE DETACHMENT, GREENVILLE, MS SOL DTCG83-99-Q-3WDQ02 POC Faye Arnold, Contract Specialist, (216) 902-6219 Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to construct three (3) steel buoy storage racks with concrete slab floor, construct 10 ft. of heavy timber and steel frame loading platform on timber pile foundation, provide a new 1" asphalt concrete surface over existing paved industrial yard and construct paved access to new buoy storage area and timber loading platform. The SIC code assigned to this project is 1629. Estimated range of the project is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Location of the job is USCG Shoreside Detachment, Greenville, MS. TN. The due date for bids has not been scheduled. There is a $15.00 non-refundable charge for the specs and plans. Written requests will be accepted until supplies are exhausted. Please include a check made out to the U.S. Coast Guard, include the solicitation number and ascertain that your address is legible. This office has a procurement information line that may be called for information on current bid openings, due datesfor quotes, or amendments. The number is (216) 902-6222. This project is unrestricted and is not a set-aside. Attn: Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises (DBEs)! 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. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. The internet address is: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 03/24/99 (W-SN312194). (0083)

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