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

Z -- REPAIR SOUTH WHARF AT USCG ISC PORTSMOUTH, VA. SOL DTCG83-00-B-3WF184 POC Audrey Overholt, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6217, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email aoverholt@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-B-3 WF184&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Audrey Overholt, aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required to repair the south wharf at the U.S. Coast Guard, Integrated Support Center, 4000 Coast Guard Drive, Portsmouth, Virginia. Project work includes filling voids beneath concrete pavement, replace wood pile fenders and chocks, paint steel sheet pile bulkhead, repair cracks in concrete pile cap, and seal coat concrete pavement. The period of performance is 120 days after Notice to Proceed. This procurement is estimated between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00 and is open to both small and large business in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1629. Due dates for bids will be not less than 30 days after bid issuance. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet in approximately 30 days from issuance of this presolicitation notice. To access this information, you may use either the GSA government-wide Electronic Posting System (EPS) or the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland at the following addresses: http://www.eps.gov or http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland. You can register for the solicitation and will be notified via e.mail when the solicitation can be downloaded. For potential printing sources, please contact the uscg website listed above for this information. 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 03/07/00 (D-SN431997). (0067)

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