Z -- REPAIR/REFURBISH LANTERN HOUSE DOOR FOR ORIENT POINT = LIGHTHOUSE=20

Notice Date

June 12, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), = Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro = Center Boulevard, Warwick, RI, 02886

ZIP Code

02886

Solicitation Number

DTCGG1-01-Q-3WK188

Response Due

July 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Jodi Ruggiero, Contract Specialist, Phone (401)736-1785, Fax = (401)736-1704, Email JRuggiero@CEUProvidence.USCG.mil

Description

ISSUE DATE: 07/02/01. Contractor shall provide all labor, = materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal = necessary to Repair/Refurbish Lighthouse Door at Orient Point Light, = Orient Point, NY (Suffolk County). The door to be repaired was built = around 1899 and is a two-piece cast iron frame that is bolted together. = The upper half of the frame houses a clear plastic window that is held = in with metal strips that are bolted to the cast iron frame. The lower = half of the door has sheet metal plates on both sides of the door, = which is attached with screws and bolts. The main problem with the = door is that the cast iron frame of the upper half is broken into two = pieces, which will require repairing or remanufacturing. The following = is a list of items that need to be accomplished in the refurbishment = plan: (1) Repair/Remanufacture the door upper frame section; (2) Strip = and remove all paint and corrosion on all parts of the door; (3) = Provide and install new ?? Lexan window. Ensure window is set in = gasket or caulking to prevent water infiltration; (4) Repair or remove = and apply new corrosion protection coating; (5) Provide transportation = to lighthouse to retrieve hinges, refurbish/replace as needed hinge = components (hinge pins, bushings, and grease fittings); (6) Refurbish = dogging mechanisms. Repair and fabricate missing parts to make both = dogging mechanisms operable; (7) Apply primer and two coats of topcoat = paint to all surfaces, exterior surface shall be flat black, interior = shall be semi-gloss white; (8) Provide transportation and equipment = needed to hoist refurbished door back on the lighthouse and reinstall. = Remove and dispose of material (plywood, Plexiglas and plastic) that is = being used to temporally secure opening of the lighthouse. Make all = final adjustments to ensure door closes and dogging mechanisms engage = to keep door secured; and (9) Incidental related work. Due to the = historical nature of this door, specialized experience in metalwork = restoration is required. Award of a contract will be based on best = value. Evaluation will be on (1) Price; (2) Technical approach = including technical expertise, past performance/quality. Estimateed = cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Solicitation = packages to be available on or about 07/02/01. The date for receipt of = quotations is 07/27/01 at 4:00 pm local time. Our office no longer = issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. All relevant = solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings may be = accessed for download beginning on the date of issue at the following = site: http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to the solicitation = will be posted solely on this web site. Bidders are required to verify = the number of amendments issued with the Contracting Officer prior to = the bid opening date. Companies not having the capability to download = solicitation documents may contact Rhode Island Blue Print, 335 Webster = Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 for a copy of the solicitation package for a = non-refundable deposit. Please fax your request to RIBP at (401) = 946-6550 and include your credit card number and expiration date along = with the Solicitation Number. RIBP accepts Visa, MasterCard, and = American Express. Please do not call in your requests. Orders will be = shipped UPS unless you request overnight delivery. Also, you may refer = to a list of printers on the CEU Providence web site at = http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceuprovidence. Printers on this list can = download and print the information for a fee. A bidders list is no = longer available. This project is issued pursuant to the Small = Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. = THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, = WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept of = Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business = Utilization (OSDBU) has programs to assist minority, women-owned and = disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working = capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. = This is applicable to any eligible prime or 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 this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed = above.

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