USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- ENTRANCE CHANNEL DREDGING, U.S. COAST GUARD STATION EATONS NECK, NORTHPORT, NY SOL DTCGG1-98-B-3WK063 DUE 020498 POC SUSAN HETRICK, Contracting Officer, (401)736-1763 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to dredge to -10' MLW, approximately 6,000 CY of material from the entrance channel to Station Eatons Neck and disposing of the material on a nearby beach, and incidental related work. All work is located at U.S. Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, Northport, NY (Suffolk County). Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. SIC code is 1629. All dredging must be completed by 15 March 1998 due to occurrence of New York State listed endangered/threatened species at this site. Dredging shall be accomplished with a clam shell or other closed "bucket" equipment. Solicitation packages to be available on or about 5 January 1998, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Susan Hetrick. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of bids is 4 February 1998 at 1:00 PM. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR 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 Contracting Official listed above. (0350)

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