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Z -- HYDRONICS REPLACEMENT FOR HANGAR DOORS SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK282 DUE 080300 POC Mattie Walker, Contract Specialist, (401) 736-1766 The contractor shall provide all the equipment, labor, transportation, materials and other services as necessary to remove the existing concrete floor slab hydronic heating system directly beneath the existing hangar doors and associated components within Building 3170, including removal and replacement of the components within Building 3170, including removal and replacement of the associated concrete. The hangar doors must remain operable during the course of this project. The hangar doors must be closed at the end of each workday. The debris/dust enclosure shall be portable so it can be moved to and from the staging area to the work area each day. This project is located at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, MA. The Sic Code is 1711. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT July 13, 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: 45 days. PAYMENT BONDS REQUIRED. Estimated Cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. 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 06/26/00 (W-SN468573). (0178)

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