Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Contracts and Acquisition Management Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF MK20 ILS REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR SACRAMENTO AIRPORT, RUNWAY 16R SOL DTFA08-95-B-02923 POC Micki Hines, (310)297-1579. New number (310)725-7549 effective 7-17-95 Contractor to provide labor, equipment and materials required or necessary to construct the MK20 ILS Replacement System on Runway 16R at the the Sacramento Metro Airport, CA. The work associated with this project shall include, but not limited to: demolition of existing and replacement of Government furnished Middle Marker, Localizer, Glide Slope, Inner Marker, and Outer Marker. Other work includes conducting survey to establish location of new system; trenching and backfilling; general concrete work; electrical, as well as grounding and lighting system. All work must be completed within 60 days. Applicable SIC code is 1629. Estimated price range is between $25K and $150K. Requests for bid packages must be in writing addressed to the aformentioned address or FAX to (310)297-0056, Attn: Micki Hines. Issue date of IFB is anticipated to be o/a 20 days after publication of this notice, with a public BOD approximately 30 days thereafter. This is an unrestricted procurement in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program, Title VII of the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act (P.L. 100-656). This notice BELOW is for informational purposes 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, payment, and performance bonds up to 1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0192)

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