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

Z -- FLOATING DOCK REPLACEMENT AT STATION BODEGA BAY, BODEGA BAY, CA SOL DTCG88-97-B-623652 DUE 071697 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Pamela M. Boscovich, 510/535-7219 PRESOLICITATION -- FLOATING DOCK REPLACEMENT AT STATION BODEGA BAY, BODEGA BAY, CA. Furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to remove theexisting floating pier and guide piles and install a new floating pier and guide piles, the work includes but is not limited to the following:(A) remove and dispose of existing floating docks, pile guides, fender piles, and associated facilities; (B) Fabricate and install a new floating pier system with fendering system and cleats for each of the three docks; A -- 55'x6', B -- 50'x6', C -- 150'x10' in three sections; (C) replace existing piling system with 12" square concrete pile and modify existing walers; (D) Provide and install new landing platform and gangway for inboard North pier; and (E) provide and install new landing platform and gangway for outboard North pier. Modify existing mounting to support the weight of the additional brow. Estimated Range $250,000 to $500,000. Performance period is 60 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 16 June, 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. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX 510/535 7288). 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 an 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. (AC0520057-02) (0141)

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