Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Miami, 909 S. E. First Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131-3050

Z -- STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND PAINTING OF FOUR USCG TALL TOWERS SOL DTCG82-95-B-3WCA25. DUE 032995. Contact point: Maria E. Herdon 305/536-4590. This project includes furnishing all labor, material, equipment, supervision, transportation and services necessary to perform structural repair and paint four (4) U.S. Coast Guard tall towers. The work shall include preparing the surfaces, priming, and painting the towers; cleaning and cold galvanizing guy connection hardware; replacing all guy and anchor plate grounding. The work is located at USCG Loran C Station Grangeville, Pine Grove, LA; USCG Loran C. Station Malone, FL; USCG Loran C Station Raymondville, TX; and, USCG Communications Station New Orleans, Belle Chasse, LA. Estimated range is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. Bid guarantee, payment and performance bonds are required. This solicitation is being issued pursuant to the Small Business competitiveness Demonstration Progam and is open to large and small business participation. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by this agency. No telephone requests; only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. (Fax No. 305-536-7403). For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department 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, performance, and payment 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 also 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 and applicable funds concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the ODSBU at (800) 532-1169. (040)

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