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

Z -- REPLACE PIER AT USCG ROOSEVELT INLET, LEWES, DELAWARE. SOL DTCG83-99-B-3AC310. POC Audrey L. Overholt, Telephone (216) 902-6217. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to replace the existing pier as shown on the drawings at USCG, DDO Roosevelt Inlet, Lewes, Delaware. Basic Bid Item 0001 entails demolition, driving of timber piles, timber framing and performance of electrical work necessary to relocate the electrical shore ties. Relocation of the floating pier shall be included. Unit Bid Item 0002 is to fabricate a new floating pier and install as indicated on the drawings. 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 $30.00 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. Please mail your check to the following address: U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, 1240 East Ninth Street, Room 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060; Mark your letter or check with Solicitation DTCG83-99-B-3AC310. 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 not available yet. Do not call the contract specialist but continue to call the Procurement Information Line. This procurement is open to both small and large businesses.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 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb,dot.gov. Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344574). (0169)

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