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

Z -- PIER REPAIRS, MONTAUK SOL DTCGG1-99-Q-3WK149 DUE 051399 POC Bob Kruzewski (401) 736-1703 (fax) ISSUE DATE: ON OR ABOUT APRIL 21, 1999. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation and disposal necessary to repair an existing pier and incidental related work at USCG Station Montauk, New York. (Suffolk County) Repair by installing new piles and cross bracing. The contractor has the option of installing either timber or steel. The timber option includes 17 timber piles. the steel option includes 8 steel piles. SIC: IS 1629. Performance period is sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS REQUIRED IF BID IS OVER $100,000. Estimated Cost of this project is between $25,000 to $100,000. . SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT APRIL 21, 1999, and may be obtained from: REPROGRAPHICS, INC., 6 Riverside Drive, Pembroke, MA. 02359. FAX: 781-826-6899. Reprographics accepts most major credit cards. Offerors are required to verify the number of amendments prior to quotation opening with the Contracting Officer. The quotation opening date is scheduled for on or about May 13, 1999, 4:00 PM at place of issue. NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS; RESULTS WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. RESULTS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TELEPHONICALLY. 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. Robert J. Kruzewski Contracting Officer CEU Providence (401) 736-1764 rkruzewski@ceuprovidence.uscg.mil Posted 03/29/99 (W-SN313817). (0088)

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