Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44199-2060

Z -- DREDGE BASIN/ENTRANCE CHANNEL AT USCG STATION ST. CLAIR SHORES, ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI. SOL DTCG83-00-Q-3WF173 POC Brian Jarrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6220, Fax 216-902-6277, Email BJarrell@ceucleveland.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG83-00-Q-3 WF173&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Brian Jarrell, BJarrell@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to remove approximately 700 CY of rock/stone and relocate to banks adjacent the entrance road as shown on drawings. All rock/stone shall be rinsed of existing vegetation prior to placement. Any miscellaneous concrete removed from channel containing steel rebar shall be disposed of as construction debris in a certified landfill. Remove approximately 1670 CY of mixed clay, sand, silt, and gravel within area shown on drawings and dispose of material at the USACE Dickinson Island Confined Disposal Facility according to all local, state and federal regulations. Take before and after dredging soundings and compute the dredge quantity. Unit Work Items: Remove up to 1000 CY of mixed clay, sand, silt, and gravel within area shown on drawings and dispose of material at the USACE Dickinson Island Confined Disposal Facility according to all local, state and federal regulations. The SIC code assigned to this project is 1629. Estimated range of the project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Performance Period is 60 days after Notice to Proceed. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet in approximately 30 days from this presolicitation notice by accessing the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland or GSA's Electronic Posting System (EPS) website at: http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on these websites. The Due Date for Quotes will be approximately April 22, 2000. This date is estimated and may change. In accordance with the Small Business Demonstration Program, this procurement is open to both large and small businesses. ATTN: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! 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 $1M. 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 02/22/00 (D-SN427451). (0053)

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