USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- ROOF REPLACEMENT, NORTH ADDITION MCALLISTER HALL, USCG ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CT SOL DTCGG1-00-B-QEE041 DUE 042900 POC Jim Adamo, Contracting Officer, (401) 736-1762 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. ISSUE DATE: 03/29/00. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary for roof replacement, North Addition of McAllister Hall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (New London County). Work includes the removal of gravel surfaced, built-up roof containing asbestos roofing felts and the installation of a new roofing system. Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. SIC code is 1761. Solicitation packages to be available on or about March 29, 2000, and may be obtained from: RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920; POC Peter Morin at (401) 942-3225 or (800) 734-3225. Please fax your request to RIBP at (401) 946-6550 and include your credit card number and expiration date along with the Solicitation number. Solicitations will not be released until the issue date referenced in the CBD. RIBP accepts VISA, Mastercard and American Express. Please do not call in requests. Your orders will be shipped UPS unless you request overnight delivery. A pre-bid meeting is tentatively scheduled for the week of April 10, 2000. The due date for receipt of bids is on or about April 29, 2000. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Posted 03/03/00 (W-SN430864). (0063)

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