Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0055

Z -- INSTALLATION OF A STANDBY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT Sol. DTFA07-95-B-0007. Due 092195. Contact, Construction Section, 817/222-4342. Installation of a Standby Air Conditioning Unit, serving the Electronic Equipment Room and the Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility (TRACON) Room, at the Air Traffic Control Tower (AFCT) Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, Texas. Estimated price range is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. The proposed procurement is unrestricted regarding business size. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: 1711/$7.0 million. The bid opening dae (BOD) is an approximate date only. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadantaged 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 eligibile 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 losees. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Terms 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 forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at 800/532-1169. No telephone requests, only written or faxed requests are acceptable. Fax number: 817/222-5994. (205)

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