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

Z -- REPLACE FLOORING IN BUILDING 1740 AT USCG AIR STATION BARBERS POINT, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-99-B-633027 DUE 120998 POC Point of Contact -- Verna Jackson, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2157, Fax (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, Vjackson@d14.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to replace flooring at Building 1740, Barbers Point Air Station, Oahu, Hawaii complete and ready for use. Work includes demolition of carpet, removal and disposal of vinyl asbestos tile and asbestos mastic, encapsulation of asbestos mastic, installation of carpet tiles and slip retardant sheet vinyl. All work is to be completed within 150 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. Posted 10/22/98 (D-SN264702). (0295)

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