Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, P.O. Box 520, Massena, New York 13662-0520

J -- PERFORM ALL WORK FOR DRYDOCKING THE CORPORATION'S TUG, ROBINSON BAY, AND PERFORM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK. SOL DTSL55-99-Q-P0526 DUE 062299 POC Pat White, Contract Specialist, 315/764-3236/Linda M. Harding, Contracting Officer, 315/764-3244 Furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials and perform all work for drydocking the Corporation's tug, Robinson Bay, and for performing required maintenance and repair work. Dimensions of the tug are as follows: Length 31.4 m. (103 ft.); Beam 8.2 m. (27 ft.); Depth 4.5 m. (14.6 ft.); and 213 Gross Tons. The required maintenance and repair work shall include sandblasting and painting the hull and main deck, removing the rudder to inspect the steering carrier bearing, pulling the propellor and tailshaft to inspect cutlass bearing, replacing two (2) Raytheon fathometer transducers, installing rubber fenders on port and starboard sides forward, and relocating ballast pump piping in the engine room. All work shall be completed within three (3) weeks of the tug entering drydock. Quoter's drydock facility must be within 350 nautical miles of the Corporation (Massena, New York) in order for their quote to be considered responsive. The tug will be delivered to drydock in mid July 1999. Cost range between $25,000 and $100,000. There will be a $50.00 U.S. funds non-refundable fee per set of specifications and drawings. The solicitation package may be requested by mail or fax no later than 15 days after Commerce Business Daily publication. This will be a firm fixed price contract. This contract is subject to the Service Contract Act and the place of performance is unknown. Wage determinations have been requested for Ashtabula County, OH and Erie County, PA. The contracting officer will request wage determinations for additional localities if asked to do so in writing by 4:30 PM, 05/28/99. This solicitation is issued in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 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 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% 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 $500,000.00. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169. For information regarding the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 05/04/99 (W-SN327389). (0124)

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