USCG Facilities Design and Construction Center Pacific, 915 -- 2nd Avenue, Room 2664, Seattle, WA 98174-1011

Z -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF REAL PROPERTY SOL DTCG50-99-B-643PL1 POC Maggie Laviguer, Contracting Officer, 206/220-7424 E-MAIL: mlaviguer@pacnorwest.uscg.mil, mlaviguer@pacnorwest.uscg.mil. SIC: 1629. Provide all labor, materials, and equipment to construct a new 2900 sq. ft. covered moorings building, reconfiguration of existing floats including an extension of the debris wall and renovation to the existing covered moorings at the USCG Station Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, WA. The work includes steel and timber pile driving, submerged pile removal, concrete placement inside the hollow steel piles, concrete float fabrication and installation, structural steel fabrication, aluminum roofing and siding, mechanical and electrical new and relocated installations. Also wood and steel framing, finish carpentry and gypsum wallboard. There is limited asbestos and lead paint abatement. In-water work is not allowed from 15 March through 14 July; pile driving is not allowed from 1 February through 14 August. Contract duration is 330 days from contrct award. Estimated price range for this contract is $1 million to $3 million. There is a NON-REFUNDABLE charge of $20 for each set of plans and specifications. Plans and specifications will be available on or about 17 May 1999 and must be ordered in writing. To obtain the soliciation you may send a company check, certified check or money order, or call 206-220-7425 to place a VISA or MASTERCARD order. make check payable to "U.S. Coast Guard." Bids from all responsible sources will be considered. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or 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 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending program, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 04/28/99 (W-SN325288). (0118)

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