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Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITH DISPOSAL AT SF-11 SOL DTCG88-99-B-623A16 DUE 100199 POC Contracting Officer, PAMELA M. BOSCOVICH or Program Assistant (510) 535-7242 DTCG88-99-B-623A16. MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITH DISPOSAL AT SF-11. Furnish all labor material and equipment necessary to conduct maintenance dredging at Group San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA and Station Golden Gate, Horseshoe Cove, Sausalito, CA. Work includes: conducting maintenance dredging of approximately 16,000 cubic yards at Group San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island to depths ranging from -10 feet to -18 feet Mean Low Low Water (MLLW) with 2' overdepth; conduct maintenance dredging of approximately 4,000 cubic yards at Station Golden Gate, Sausalito to depths ranging from -10 feet to -12 feet MLLW with 2' overdepth. Plans and specifications may be ordered or picked up in person from East Bay Blue Print and Supply, 1745 Fourteenth Ave., Oakland, CA 94606. Phone: (510) 261-2990. There will be a non refundable fee for plans and specifications. PLANHOLDERS LISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM EAST BAY BLUE PRINT AND SUPPLY BY FAXING YOUR REQUESTS TO (510) 261-6077. Estimated Range is $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The performance period is 45 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. The procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to large and small business participation. The applicable SIC code is 1629. Small business size standard is $13.5 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization) has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds upto $500,000. DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, call 1(800) 532-1169. Anticipated bid issue date is 1 September 1999, with bid opening date 30 days later. PLANS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE COAST GUARD OFFICE. Posted 08/16/99 (W-SN368425). (0228)

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