Contracting Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

Y -- REPLACE LIGHT STRUCTURE AT SAMPAN CHANNEL REAR RANGE, KANEOHE BAY, KANEOHE, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-98-B-633133 DUE 030598 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2158, Fax (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, Bhoe@d14.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to replace the existing 40 foot tall steel trussed tower rear range light. The new range tower shall be a monopole tapered steel pole equipped with fixed ladder, Saf-T-Climb rail system, tower platform, platform railing, daymark brackets, lantern brackets and solar panel brackets. The Government shall provide protective film for daymark fabrication. Government shall install lantern, solar panel and battery box.. The work includes demolition and disposal of galvanized steel angles/plates coated with lead base paint, concrete anchor bolts/steel base plate anchorage to existing concrete foundation and fabrication and erection of new 40" tall tapered monopole steel tower. All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acceptable. This notice is for informational purposes 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. 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. (0021)

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