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

Z -- RETUBE ONE BIGELOW KS-20 BOILER, USCG ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CT SOL DTCGG1-98-B-QEE071 DUE 081498 POC Contracting Officer, Mrs. Jean Bretz, (401) 736-1765, fax (401) 736-1704, e-mail: jbretz@ceuprovidence.uscg.mil ISSUE DATE: 7/10/98. PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary to retube one (1) Bigelow KS-20 water tube boiler and replace related refractory at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (New London County). The new tubeset will be government-furnished. Asbestos abatement work is required on the steam drum, lower front wall, and casing panels. Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. SIC code is 1711. Performance time is estimated to be 90 days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Solicitation packages to be available on or about July 10, 1998, and may be obtained from: RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920, at (401)942-3225 or fax (401)946-6550. Contact RI Blueprint for cost. Visa, Mastercard & American Express accepted. A pre-bid site walk-thru is tentatively scheduled for July 29, 1998 at 0900. The due date for receipt of bids is August 14, 1998. Bidders are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid opening with the Contracting Officer. 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. (0169)

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