Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Miami, 15608 S.W. 117th Avenue, Miami, FL 33177-1630

P -- DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET LIGHTS #25, #42, #45, #55, #56 IN BRETON SOUND, LOUISIANA SOL DTCG82-97-B-3WCA14 DUE 080797 POC Elizabeth Phillips, (305) 278-6723. The work covered under this project includes furnishing all labor, tools, equipment supervision transportation and materials to demolish and dispose of four steel three pile navigational aids and one concrete three pile navigational aid in Breton Sound. Performance time will be 90 calendar days. This solicitation is 100% Small Business Set-Aside under SIC code 1795. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by this agency. No telephone requests; only written requests received directly from the requester will be accepted; however, fax requests may be sent to (305) 278-6704. The following information is for Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged business enterprises only. The Department 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, performance and payment 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 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 and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See numbered Note 1. (0177)

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