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

Z -- REPLACE DIESEL FUEL TANKS AT USCG STATION, BRANT POINT, MA SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK211 DUE 060200 POC Mattie Walker, Contract Specialist (401) 736-1766, FAX 401-736-1704 The contractor shall provide all the equipment, labor, transportation, materials and other services as necessary to complete the following: The work shall consist of providing and install 4-foot high PVC fencing at 54 separate locations, removing and disposing of existing asphalt pads and concrete footings varying sizes from a few locations, constructing new asphalt (bituminous concrete) pads at 54 locations, including all incidental work. The total amount of fencing required is approximately 1350 linear feet and the amount of asphalt with new gravel base required is approximately 500 square yards and incidental related work at the USCG Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts (Barnstable County). Completion Time is 75 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. PAYMENT BONDS REQUIRED. Estimated Cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The Sic Code is 1521. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT May 1, 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. RI Blueprint fax No. 401-946-6550. CONTRACTORS are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. 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 Posted 04/17/00 (W-SN445641). (0108)

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