Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, P.O. Box 520, Massena, NY 13662-0520

J -- FURNISH ALL PLANT, LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS AND PERFORM ALL WORK FOR REPAIRING WELDS ON THE STOPLOGS AT EISENHOWER AND SNELL LOCK NEAR MASSENA, NY SOL DTSL55-98-B-C0413 DUE 042398 POC Linda M. Harding, (315) 764-3244, Contracting Officer. Furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials and perform all work for repairing welds on the stoplogs at Eisenhower and Snell Locks near Massena, New York. Stoplogs are steel structures which form temporary dams when installed to dewater a lock with each weighing between 25 and 30 tons. The Corporation has thirty-four (34) stoplogs that are approximately 86 feet long x 9 feet deep and vary between 3 feet-6 inches and 5 feet-10 inches in height. The work will include moving the stoplogs to two (2) designated work areas, removing the paint (some of which contains lead) from the welds which will be tested by a Corporation-contracted nondestructive testing firm, gouging out and repairing any welds not conforming with AWS D1.5 and repainting all areas from which the paint has been removed for testing and/or had been damaged during repair. The stoplogs have approximately 8,000 linear feet of full penetration and fillet welds that are considered fracture critical and require testing. The quantity of welds to be repaired can only be determined after these welds are tested. The work will also include construction of an enclosure at each work area as required to conform with OSHA, EPA AND NYS DEC Regulations with respect to blast cleaning, welding and painting operations. This work is to be completed by October 2, 1998. Cost range between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The solicitation package may be requested by mail and must be received no later than 15 days after Commerce Business Daily publication. No telephone requests. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. This solicitation shall be issued in accordance with the "Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program". All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 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), hasprograms 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 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0061)

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