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Z -- STATION REHAB AT STATION RIO VISTA, CA SOL DTCG88-99-B-623B60 DUE 102699 POC Pamela Boscovich, Contracting Officer, or Bid Issue Clerk, (510) 535-7242 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: DTCG88-99-B-623B60-STATION REHAB AT STATION RIO VISTA, CA. ONLY WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED (FAX 510/261-6077). Furnish all labor, materials, equipment necessary to renovate eight family housing units, renovate the Station Bldg. Galley, perform mechanical and electrical work at Shop Bldg. and Sewer lift station pump room, upgrade fire detection system, and site improvements at U.S. Coast Guard Station Rio Vista, CA. Work includes but is not limited to the following: Removal and replacement of kitchen cabinets, fixtures, utilities; flooring; bathroom cabinets and fixtures; rooftop HVAC; water heaters; concrete slab; gas and water piping; plumbing and electrical lines; wood and metal doors, frame and hardware; chain link and redwood fencing, provide concrete sidewalks, finish grading, turf replacement, and modifications to irrigation system. Drawings and specifications can 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. PLANS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICE. Estimated Range is $250,000 to $500,000. The performance period is 120 calendar days after the 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 1542. Small business size standard is $17.0 million. This is an unrestricted acquisition being solicited. 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 up to $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 24 September 1999, with opening date 30 days later. Posted 08/18/99 (W-SN369703). (0230)

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