Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- REPAIR/REPLACE 5 LOOKOUT TOWERS SOL DTCG88-95-B-623790. DUE 051895. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Evelyn E. Navarro 510/535-7219. To obtain a copy of this solicitation, submit written request along with a certified, company, or cashier's check only in the amount of $15.00 per copy of the solicitation, to U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606. Make checks payable to the U.S. Coast Guard. The charge for this solicitation is Non-Refundable. Furnish all labor, materials and equipment, necessary for the construction of new lookout towers at Station Grays Harbor (75'), Station Tillamook Bay (35'), Station Yaquina Bay (50'), and Station Siuslaw River (35'); and the repair of the lookout tower at Station Umpqua River (40'). The work includes, but is not limited to, the following: Demolishing the existing lookout including foundations; constructing new foundations; erecting galvanized structural steel lookout towers, and constructing lookout rooms; temporarily removing and remounting all existing antennas and the high power binoculars, and providing electrical power and telephone service; the work at Umpqua River includes replacing all bolts, sandblasting, and repainting the entire tower; removal and disposal of existing abandoned 100 gallon diesel and 200 gallon kerosene underground storage tank, tank contents, associated piping, and appurtenances at Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, OR; perform initial site assessments, including testing and laboratory services, at each underground tank locations to determine if a release of product has occured. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. Performance period is 180 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open to large and small business participation. The applicable SIC code is 1799. The Small Business size standard is small if its average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years do not exceed $7.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. Anticipated bid issue date is 18 April 1995 with opening date 30 days later. (088)

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