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Z -- MASONRY AND FOUNDATION REPAIRS AT GROUP WOODSHOLE, FALMOUTH, MA SOL DTCGG1-00-B-3WK256 DUE 073100 POC Mattie Walker, Contract Specialist (401) 736-1766 The contractor shall provide all the equipment, labor, transportation, materials and other services as necessary to complete the following: The work includes repointing all of the brickwork, replacing cracked and damaged brick and placement of cooper flashing on the cut lime stone cornice. In addition, minor foundation repairs will be completed and replacement of the existing steel exterior stairway and incidental related work at the USCG Group Woodshole, MA. The Sic Code is 1741 SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT June 26, 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. Their Fax number is (401-946-6550)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. CONTRACTORS are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. Construction Period: 75 days. BONDS REQUIRED. Estimated Cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. 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 06/08/00 (W-SN462957). (0160)

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