Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- UST REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN GROUP NORTH BEND, NORTH BEND, OR SOL DTCG88-97-B-623540 DUE 052897 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issue Clerk at (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams 510/535-7219 UST REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN GROUP NORTH BEND, NORTH BEND, OR Furnish all labor, materials and equipment necessary to replace six underground storage tanks (USTs) and remove one oily water separator (OWS) system and the holding tank. The work includes but is not limited to the following: (A) Station Depoe Bay: Remove one 3000 gallon diesel underground storage tank; provide one 1000 gallon aboveground storage tank: (B) Station Siuslaw River: Remove one 10,000 gallon diesel and one 1000 gallon diesel underground storage tank; provide one 2000 gallon diesel and one 250 gallon diesel aboveground storage tanks:(C) Station Umpqua River: Remove one 10,000 gallon diesel underground storage tank; provide one 2000 gallon diesel aboveground storage tank; (D) Air Station North Bend: Remove two 8000 gallon JP8 Underground storage tanks; Remove the Oily Water Separator system and 1500 gallon waste oil holding tank; provide two 8000 gallon, JP8 aboveground storage tanks. Provide all required soil and water sampling as required by state of Oregon. Estimated cost of this procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000. Drawings and specifications can be purchased on a first come first serve basis, at the rate of $25.00 per copy. Phone requests not accepted. Requests by mail only. Bidder must include payment in the applicable amount by certified check or money order, payable to "U.S Coast Guard". Performance period is 240 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 28 April 1997. SIC Code for this procurement is 1629, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides and 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0106)

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