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

Z -- CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY-RENOVATIONS FOR IDA LEWIS AUDITORIUM, USCG TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY. SOL DTCG83-00-B-QNL023 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-QNL023&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Audrey Overholt, aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required for renovations to the Ida Lewis Auditorium, Building 152, U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, 1 Munro Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey. In general the work includes the following: 1) Remove masonry veneer; 2) Remove clay tile coping and replace with pre-finished metal coping; 3) Spray wash the exterior facades of the building; 4) Remove stucco wall panel and install new stucco coating; 5) Remove damaged and replace quarry tile flooring; 6) Install aluminum handrails on entry ramp; 7) Remove the entry aluminum and glass door sidelites; 8) Enlarge the two toilet rooms; 9) Relocate the condensate pump room and janitors closet; 10) Remove existing and provide new entry double metal doors; 11) Remove existing and provide new Auditorium seating; 12) Modify the rooms adjacent to the stage curtains to include a new handicap lift and wall pockets; 13) Provide a programmable thermostat to operate in occupied mode; 14) Remove and replace the lobby lighting fixtures with an energy efficient type, recess mounted similar to the existing fixtures; 15) Stage Lighting-Remove and replace existing dimmer switches; 16) Provide additional general Auditorium lighting controlled by dedicated switches. The period of performance is 300 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 business in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1542. Due date for bids will be not less than 30 calendar days after bid issuance. NO TELEPHONE CALLS ARE ACCEPTED. This office no longer mails hard copies of solicitation packages. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet. To access this information, you may use either the GSA 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. You can register for the solicitation and will be notified via e.mail when the solicitation can be downloaded. For potential printing sources, contact the uscg website. 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 $1,000,000.00. 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: Posted 04/28/00 (D-SN449767). (0119)

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