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

Z -- ROWHOUSE CONVERSION, USCG AIR STATION CAPE COD, BOURNE, MA (BARNSTABLE COUNTY) SOL DTCGG1-00-B-3WK176 DUE 051800 POC Jim Adamo, Contracting Officer, (401) 736-1762 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. ISSUE DATE: 04/17/00. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary for rowhouse conversion at USCG Air Station Cape Cod, Bourne, MA (Barnstable County). Work includes converting four 2-bedroom rowhouse units into two 4-bedroom rowhouse units at Building #5371. Work includes, but is not limited to, the following: Remove two stairwells, remove kitchen cabinets in four existing units, enlarge two second floor bathrooms, remove portion of concrete block bearing walls and install lintel supports, new wood post supports, new vinyl siding. Remove two exterior window wall sections, remove partition of wood lintel headers on first floor ceilings and install new flinch girders, demolish drywall/wood stud partitions and install new wood stud partitions, new wood interior doors and wood bi-fold closet doors, new den sliding door units, new plumbing for new laundry and renovated kitchens and bathrooms, new wood flooring in-fill,complete interior painting, new additional electrical outlets and new electrical panel, removal and replacement of asbestos wrapped ductwork, incidental related work. Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000 dollars. SIC code is 1522. Solicitation packages to be available on or about April 17, 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. The bid opening date is on or about 05/18/00. 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 03/27/00 (W-SN438340). (0087)

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