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

Z -- GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI; REPAIR OF DOLPHIN FENDERS AT USCG SHORE SIDE DETACHMENT GREENVILLE. SOL DTCG83-00-Q-3WCQ15 POC Brian Jarrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6220, Fax 216-902-6277, Email BJarrell@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-Q-3 WCQ15&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Brian Jarrell, BJarrell@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to replace six (6) wood fender piles (3 at 50 feet in length and 3 at 60 feet in length), at the U.S. Coast Guard's Shore-Side-Detachment (SSD) Greenville, Greenville, MS. Work shall be performed from the shore during low water season_which is from September to November 2000. Piles are bolted in place (no driving required). Provide new wood bracing for new piles and provide all new steel connection bolts and hardware. Construct temporary access road as required to access work area. Remove road and reset stone riprap when complete. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code assigned to this project is 1629. Estimated range of the project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Performance Period is 80 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP). All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet in approximately 15 days from the posting date of thispresolicitation notice (July 14, 2000) by accessing the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland or GSAs Electronic Posting System (EPS) website at: http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on these websites. NO DUE DATE FOR QUOTES HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED YET. In accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, this procurement is open to both large and small businesses. ATTN: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOTs Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1M. DOTs Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169.Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 06/29/00 (D-SN470373). (0181)

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