Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- REPLACE BEAR CREEK BRIDGE AT USCG COMMUNICATIONS STATION KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-97-B-643030 DUE 022097 POC R. B. Wade, Contracting Officer, (907)463-2418 DTCG87-97-B-643030 -- Replace Bear Creek Bridge, USCG Communications Station Kodiak, Alaska. Provide all materials, equipment, transportion, incidentals to perform labor for the removal and replacement of an existing bridge, and realign road to allow for larger vehicle access across Bear Creek. Work includes, but is not limited to removal of existing steel frame/steel plater deck bridge and wood footings, installatikon of new pressure treated, timber brige and realignment of existing road roadway. The estimated cost range for this project is between $125000 and $250000. The time for completion of this contract is 150 calendar days after notice of award. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1611 and the applicable size standard is $7.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documens must be submitted and received by this office no later than 9 January 1997. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor 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% guarantee of the bid 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 maximum line of credit is $500, 000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by sending a check or money order issued to the U. S. Coast Guard in the amount of $25.00 to Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, Juneau, AK 99802-1747. This is a non-refundable fee for the plans and specifications. R. Wade/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil Civil Engineering Unit (0355)

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