Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44199-2060

Z -- USCG STATION SAGINAW, MI. RENOVATE BUILDING FOR ATON PERSONNEL, UPGRADE BUSL MOORINGS AND WIDEN DRIVEWAY SOL DTCG83-00-B-3WF097 POC Audrey Overholt, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6217, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG83-00-B-3 WF097&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Audrey Overholt, aoverholt@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to, 1. renovate existing storage building to accommodate Station AtoN personnel to include complete replacement of building wall and roof panels, construction of interior rooms, upgrading heating and electrical systems and completing all related architectural work; 2. install electrical and water lines and connections necessary to service the 49" BUSL to include dredging of the basin and entrance channel to the BUSL moorings; and 3. widen driveway to include all site preparation and construction work to remove existing pavement, prepare base course, and place new curbing and ashphalt paving. Performance period is 150 days after Notice to Proceed with DREDGING TO OCCUR FIRST. The SIC code assigned is 1542. Size standard is $17 million. Due dates for bids will be not less than 30 days after bid issuance. Estimated range of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. When available, this solicitation can be downloaded fromthe GSA's Electronic Posting System at http://www.eps.gov or you may also access it through the CEU Cleveland web-site at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland. This project is unrestricted in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. It is not a set-aside. Any business, regardless of size, may submit a quote. ATTENTION MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Business 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 enable firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 11/19/99 (D-SN402274). (0323)

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