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Z -- FUEL SYSTEM REPAIRS AT USCG STATION MENEMSHA, CHILMARK, MA SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK147 DUE 050500 POC Mattie Walker, Contract Specialist, 401-736-1766 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, travel, and supervision to remove and dispose of an existing 63" x 36" x 26" stainless steel fuel cabinet, 10 LF of single wall fuel, 46 LF of 2" PVC conduit, and 38 LF of 1" PVC conduit. Remove and dispose of one (1) 2,000-gallon diesel fuel tank and one (1) 500 gallon waste oil tank located in an underground concrete vault. Leave vault intact, backfill with sand and/or gravel, and seal all penetrations into vault. Furnish and install one new 63" x 36" x 26" stainless steel fuel cabinet, 10 LF of double wall fuel pipe, one (1) 12" x 12" valve sump, 46 LF of 2" plastic coated rigid steel conduit and 38 LF of 1" plastic coated rigid steel conduit and recondition one Garsite mini-fueler, model number 9669-60; at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Menemsha boathouse. Completion Time is 45 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. PAYMENT BONDS ARE REQUIRED. Estimated Cost of this project is between $25,000 to $100,000. The Sic Code is 1711 SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT April 13, 2000, and may be obtained from Rhode Island Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920. Please fax your requests to RIBP and include your credit card number and expiration date along with the solicitation number. Solicitation will not be released until the issue date referenced in the CBD. RIBP accepts VISA, MASTERCARD AND AMERICAN EXPRESS. REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY FAX ONLY. YOUR ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED UPS UNLESS YOU REQUESTS OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. CONTRACTORS are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. Bidders are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. Quotes are due May 5, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. The following NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATON FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquired short-term capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any prime 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 the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (W-265 SN383306) Posted 03/23/00 (W-SN437447). (0083)

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