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Z -- REPLACE ROOF AT USCG POINT BETSIE LIGHTHOUSE SITE, FRANKFORT, SOL DTCG83-00-3WF008 POC Carolyn Melton, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6275, Fax 216-902-6277, Email cmelton@ceucleveland.uscg.mil -- Brian Jarrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6220, Fax 216-902-6277, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG83-00-3WF 008&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Carolyn Melton, cmelton@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to: Remove the existing roofing materials, repair the underlying substrate and provide and install a new roofing system on the Point Betsie Lighthouse located in Frankfort, Michigan. Actual site work for this project will not commence until mid April 2000. The SIC Code assigned for this project is 1761, the size standard is $7 million. When available, this solicitation can be downloaded from the USCG CEU Cleveland web-site at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland. This office has a procurement information line that may be called for information on current bid openings, due dates for quotes, or amendments. The number is (216) 902-6222. This project is unrestricted and is not a set-aside. Attn: Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises (DBEs)!The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. The internet address is: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 10/13/99 (D-SN391319). (0286)

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