Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF BEHM CANAL RANGE REAR NEAR KETCHIKAN, AK SOL DTCG87-95-B-66E005 DUE 021795 POC Rebecca B. Wade (907) 463-2418 Provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentials, as-builts and perform labor to construct a concrete foundation, erect a 70' galvanized, self-supporting, construct a steel frame, install the steel frame and install a government furnished 9'4'' X 8' X 3/4'' acrylic overlaid plywood dayboard and frame to act as an aid-to-navigation for the U. S. Navy's SEAFAC Statis Site in Behm Canal near Ketchikan, Alaska. Estimated cost range is between $25,000 and $100,000. The time for completion is 90 calendar days after receipt of award. All responsible sources may submit a bid wich shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 17 February 1995. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program 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 subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Pogram enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment up to $1.0 million per contrct. The DOT provides an 80% guaaranty of 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information please call the OSBDU at (800) 532-1169. Interested parties can obtain a bid package from Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska. There is no charge for these bid documents. (0034)

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