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

Z -- SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, USCG, ISC, BOSTON, MA. SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK191 DUE 042400 POC Bob Kruzewski, 401-736-1704 (fax) ISSUE DATE: ON OR ABOUT MARCH 31, 2000. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation and disposal necessary for the installation of a NEW sanitary sewer system, connecting a building sewer to the sewer main located in Hanover Street Extension. The sewer main is owned by the City of Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC). ALL WORK AND MATERIALS ARE SUBJECT TO THEIR APPROVAL AND SHALL MEET OR EXCEED BWSC STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. the Contractor shall be responsible to fill out a BWSC General Service Application and PAY ALL REQUIRED INSPECTI0N FEES. The project is located at the USCG Integrated Support Command (ISC) Boston, Ma. (Suffolk County) SIC: 1623. Performance period is one hundred fifty (150) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated Cost of this project is between $25,000 -- $100,000. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT March 31, 2000, and may be obtained from: RHODE ISLAND BLUEPRINT, 335 WEBSTER AVENUE, CRANSTON, RI. 02920 phone: 401-942-3225. R. I. Blueprint accepts most major credit cards. Offerors are required to verify the number of amendments prior to offer opening with the Contracting Officer. Offerors shall be experienced in this type of work and are required to submit with their quotation a list of at least four (4) previous projects requiring work of this type that were successfully completed by the Contractor within the past three years. SPEC SECTION 01110, Paragraph 1.2.1 (d). The offer opening date is scheduled for on or about April 24, 2000 at 4:00 PM at place of issue. NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, RESULTS WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. 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. Robert J. Kruzewski Contracting Officer CEU Providence (401) 736-1764 rkruzewski@ceuprovidence.uscg.mil Posted 03/27/00 (W-SN438364). (0087)

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