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

Z -- PORTSMOUTH, VA -- REPLACE SECONDARY CHILLED WATER PUMPS AT USCG INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND (ISC) PORTSMOUTH SOL DTCG83-00-Q-3WF202 POC Brian Jarrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6220, Fax 216-902-6277, Email BJarrell@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-Q-3WF202&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Brian Jarrell, BJarrell@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to remove six (6) existing constant speed centrifugal secondary chilled water pumps and adjacent piping and valves as shown on contract drawings. Install six (6) new constant speed centrifugal secondary chilled water pumps and adjacent piping and valves as shown on contract drawings. Remove and install only one pump at a time. Do not start demolition of next pump until first one is completely operable. Reconnect electrical wiring. UNIT WORK ITEM: Remove and dispose of approximately 80 lineal feet of asbestos containing pipe lagging and pump insulation in accordance with the specification. The SIC code assigned to this project is 1711. Estimated range of the project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Performance Period is 90 days after Notice to Proceed. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet in approximately 15-30 days from the posting date of this presolicitation notice by accessing the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland or GSA's Electronic Posting System (EPS) website at: http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on these websites. The Due Date for Quotes will be approximately May 28, 2000. This date is estimated and may change. In accordance with the Small Business Demonstration Program, this procurement is open to both large and small businesses. ATTN: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! 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 $1M. DOT_s Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 04/12/00 (D-SN444346). (0103)

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