Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- REPLACE WINDOWS SOL DTCG83-97-B-3WF169 DUE 033197 POC P. J. Korenchen Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to replace 253 existing wood windows with new platic clad wood double hung window units and replace 66 existing wood basement window units with glass unit masonry. Work to be performed at U. S. Coast Guard housing units in Cheboygan, MI. This procurement is estimated betweeen $100K and $250K and is open to large and small businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC is 1522. Bid opeing is on/or about 31 March 1997. Completion time is 150 DANTP. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. Written requests will be accepted until supply is exhausted. A non-refundable deposit of $20.00 is required in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or money order made payable to the "U. S. Coast Guard." Cash will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department ofTransportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 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, performance and payment 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. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0009)

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