Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region, Attn: ASO-55B, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320

Y -- CONSTRUCT CHILD CARE CENTER SOL DTFA06-95-R-50057 Construction of a Child Care Center, Air Traffic Control Center, Miami, Florida. Work will include but will not be limited to construction of 6,640 square feet single story concrete block and masonry building; construction of driveway utilizing the existing ARTCC entrance and parking lot; 2 separate playground areas.--Estimated price range 1,000.000-$5,000,000.--Estimate performance time 240 calendar days. THIS IS A 100% SET-ASIDE UNDER THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 8(a) PROGRAM. THIS PROPOSAL 8(a) SET ASIDE WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH M.A.A. GENERAL CONTRACTOR, INC., 2701 NORTH HIMES AVE., SUITE 204, TAMPA, FLORIDA.--This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantage Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women- owned and disadvantage business enterprises to acquire short-term work- ing capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime at 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 Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0214)

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