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

Z -- REPLACE BULKHEAD AT USCG STATION ANNAPOLIS, MD. SOL DTCG83-99-B-3AC293. POC Audrey L. Overholt, Telephone (216) 902-6217. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to construct a new replacement SSP bulkhead, concrete cap and concrete apron at USCG Station Annapolis, Maryland. Work includes the following: 1.1 Remove the top portion of the existing steel sheet pile bulkhead; 1.2 Construct a new steel sheet pile bulkhead in front of the existing bulkhead. The new bulkhead shall be anchored with post-tensioned soil anchors encapsulated in a continuous reinforced concrete cap on top of the bulkhead. 1.3 Remove the existing concrete curb and gutter and asphalt pavements directly behind the existing steel sheet pile bulkhead. 1.4 Gravel fill between the new steel sheet pile bulkhead and the existing bulkhead. 1.5 Construct a reinforced concrete apron slab. 1.6 Remove the existing timber curb and install a new CCA treated timber curb on top of the reinforced concrete cap. 1.7 Remove a section of the existing pier to construct the new bulkhead. Replace the removed pier section with new timber and piles. Remove the existing shore ties on the pier section to be removed and reinstall them on new pier section. 1.8 Remove the existing wood fender piles and replace with new fender piles. The period of performance is 125 days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Estimated range is $250,000.00 to $500,000.00. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1629. Size standard is $17.0 million. TELEPHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. There is a NON-REFUNDABLE FEE of $50.00 for the plans and specifications. Make check payable to U.S. Coast Guard. Cashiers checks, money orders and company checks will be accepted. No personal checks accepted. Solicitation packages will be made available until supply is exhausted. All requests for the solicitation must be made in writing to the attention of Audrey Overholt. The bid opening date has not been established. This office has established a Procurement Information Line that provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for bidding. The telephone number is (216) 902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, location of the project, contract specialist, and bid opening date will be provided. If the solicitation that you are interested in is not on the Procurement Information Line, that means that it is currently not available. Do not call the contract specialist but continue to call the Procurement Information Line. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. However, FAR Clause 52.219-23, Notice of Price Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; and FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation for HUBZone Small Business Concerns may be applicable. This clause allows a price adjustment factor for small disadvantaged business concerns. SIC Codes and their appropriate regions for the SDB adjustments can be found at www.arnet.gov/References/sdbadjustments.htm. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's)! 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 lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb,dot.gov. Posted 06/08/99 (W-SN340496). (0159)

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