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

Z -- REPAIR BUOY HANDLING AREA AT USCG BASE FORT MACON, NORTH CAROLINA SOL DTCG83-99-Q-3WF201 POC Mr. Brian Jarrell, (216) 902-6215 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to remove and repave the section of paving for the buoy handling area at US Coast Guard Base Fort Macon, Cateret County, North Carolina. Work will include sawcutting and removal of the concrete and asphalt pavement in the buoy handling area and replacement with new reinforced concrete. Placement of reinforcing steel, construction of curbs and accomplishment of earthwork shall be included. The period of performance is 45 days after notice to proceed. Estimated range is $25,000 to $100,000. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1771. The size standard is $7.0 million. TELEPHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT 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 Brian Jarrell. This procurement is open to both small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Quotes will be due, on orabout 23 Jul 99. This office has established a Procurement Information Line that provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for quotes/bids. The telephone number is (216) 902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, location of the project, contract specialist and quote closing 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. Do not call the contract specialist but continue to call the Procurement Information Line. 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 06/30/99 (W-SN349081). (0181)

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