Contracting Officer, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886-1747

Z -- RENOVATE YEATON HALL, US COAST GUARD ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CT SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3EDG51 DUE 082096 POC Mary Herman, Contracting Officer Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, and supervision necessary for interior renovation of Leadership Development Center, Yeaton Hall, USCG Academy, New London, CT. Work includes 3 1/2 stories with brick bearing wall constr from 1930's. Most interior partitions will be demo, major structural mods to existing bearing wall structure, a new central stair and elevator shaft, automatic fire suppression system, existing perimeter fin-tube radiation will be refurbished, new HVAC and plumbing systems will be completely restructures. Additive bid items (based on funds available) include A/C and and elevator equipment. Est.cost range is between $1 and $5 million. Solicitation pkg available 7/17/96. Pkgs may be obtained by submitting a written request, with a non-refundable check for $30 payable to U.S. Coast Guard to 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886 attn: Mary Herman. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. Pre-bid conference 8/7/96 9 a.m. at Yeaton Hall. Bid opening for 8/20/96 at 16 July 1996. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. SIC is 1542. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the 1-800 number. (0184)

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