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Z -- REPAIR BRANT POINT LIGHT, NANTUCKET, MASS (NANTUCKET COUNTY) SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK225 DUE 062100 POC Susan Hetrick, Contracting Officer, (401)736-1767 Provide all labor, material, supervision and transportation to Repair Brant Point Light, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Nantucket County). The base bid work includes exterior work only: Removing rust and lead-containing paint from all exterior metalwork at the lantern, including wall panels, railings, vent ball, roof panels, astragals, and priming and painting the stripped surfaces; repairing the lantern door latch; removing existing glazing at the lantern and providing 1/4" thick glass (10 new panes); coating the lantern deck with a liquid roof coating; removing improperly installed wood shingles, and providing new cedar shingles (approximately 65 SF of wall surface area); providing 2 new wood shingles where existing shingles are missing in other locations; removing approximately 200 rusty nails protruding from existing shingles, providing new stainless steel nails one size larger in the same location, and replacing shingles that crack or break during nail replacement;painting new wood shingles white to match existing shingles; repainting exterior wood surfaces, including cornice, trim, door, door frame, windows, window frames, and sidewall shingles; surface preparation at surfaces coated with lead-containing paint is required. Optional bid item includes the following interior work: removing rust and lead-containing paint from interior lantern surfaces, and priming and painting wood and metal surfaces; removing existing wood lath and plaster from existing interior wall surfaces, and providing new portland cement-lime plaster on galvanized metal lath; repainting existing interior wood surfaces in the tower, such as doors, door frames, windows, window frames, stairs, railings, floors, and ceilings. Surface preparation at surfaces coated with lead-containing paint is required. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. SIC code is 1542. Solicitation packages to be available on or about 05/19/00. Please fax your request to Rhode Island Blueprint(RIBP) at (401)946-6550 and include your credit card number, expiration date and solicitation number. Solicitations will not be released until the issue date referenced in the RFQ. RIBP accepts VISA, Mastercard, and American Express. Please do not call in requests. Your orders will be shipped UPS unless you request overnight delivery. Offerors are required to verify the number of amendments with the Contracting Officer prior to due date. The due date for receipt of quotes is on/about 6/21/00 at 4:00 PM. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is unrestricted. Attention: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Dept. of Transportation (DOT) offers working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program offers bid, performance, and payment bonds on contracts up to $1.0 million. 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 theprime rate. For further information call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 05/04/00 (W-SN451567). (0125)

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