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

Z -- USCG STATION ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND; MAINTENANCE DREDGING. SOL DTCG83-00-B-3WF233 POC Audrey Overholt, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6217, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email aoverholt@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-B-3WF233&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Audrey Overholt, aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required for dredging approximately 20,000 cubic yards of dredge material from Fishing Creek Channel; from the Coast Guard Station to Day Marker #2. Provide a dredge depth of _10_ below MLW and a width of 40_. Provide an itemized cost for mobilization of barge dredge, cranes, and miscellaneous required heavy equipment. Additional item is to provide price for additional dredging. The period of performance is 90 days after Notice to Proceed. This procurement is estimated between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00 and is open to both small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC code for this procurement is 1629 (dredging). Due dates for bids will be not less than 30 days after bid issuance. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED_DO NOT CALL TO INQUIRE WHEN THE PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE. You must register for them via the following websites. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet. You can access either the government-wide Electronic Posting System (EPS) or the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland at the following addresses:http://www.eps.gov or http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on these websites. For potential printing sources, you may contact the website uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland (Contracting, Printing Sources). ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE_s)! 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 $1,000,000. DOT_s Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 04/24/00 (D-SN447833). (0115)

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