Commanding Officer (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Z -- KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY ROOM RENOVATION, COAST GUARD STATION, KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-00-B-643064 DUE 052600 POC Ron Klaudt (907) 463-2414 WEB: click here for CEU Juneau's home page, http://www.uscg.mil/mlcpac/ceujuneau. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, rklaudt@cgalaska.uscg.mil. DTCG87-00-B-643064. USCG Integrated Support Command (ISC) Kodiak, Alaska. The work consists of constructing a residential style kitchen and upgrading an adjacent laundry room in an early-WWII barracks at the USCG Station on Kodiak Island, Alaska. All necessary utilities are in place; however, additions and modifications to these utilities are required. Partition walls will need to be constructed and cabinetry installed; ceilings, floor coverings, and lighting fixtures are to be replaced. The existing fire sprinkler system and heat-detector/alarm system will require modification. Except for government-furnished equipment (basically laundry room washer-dryer units), contractor shall be responsible for supplying all labor, materials, supervision, transportation, and administration to construct a fully usable facility at conclusion of work. The work is similar to that which typically would be performed by a residential contractor with the following exceptions. (1) The contractor will be required to obtain the services of a licensed fire-protection engineer to prepare and sign-off on plans to upgrade the fire sprinkler system. Sprinkler work and alarm testing then must be completed by a certified technician. (2) The crawl space below the rooms is both a confined space and contains friable asbestos lying in small piles. Contractor is required to prepare and have approved a "Confined Space Entry Plan" in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.146 and to conduct his work in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101 for asbestos environments. (3) Electrical work is required to be performed by a licensed electrician, who may be required to enter the crawl space. (4) Additional requirements may be included in the statement of work and drawings included with the bid package. An organized site visit will be conducted approximately two weeks prior to bid opening. Prospective contractors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. By submitting a bid, the bidder will be acknowledging it has conducted a reasonable site investigation and has ascertained the conditions affecting the work, as required by, and in accordance with FAR 52.236-3. The estimated cost range for this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The time for completion of this contract is 90 calendar days after notice to proceed. It is estimated that notice to proceed will be mid-June 2000. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1522 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in average annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 26 April 2000. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by contacting Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, AK 99802-1747, phone (907) 463-2414, fax 463-2416. There is no charge for the bid documents. Posted 04/07/00 (W-SN442619). (0098)

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