Federal Aviation Administration, Acquisition Mgmt. Branch, Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Bldg. 111, JFK Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 4212 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING ATCT BASE BUILDING STRUCTURE, GARAGE AND BUILDING RENOVATION AT THE ATLANTIC CITY INT'L AIRPORT, POMONA, NEW JERSEY SOL DTFA05-98-R-50861 DUE 031298 POC Agapito C. Dadiz Contracting Officer (718) 553-3088 The FAA has a requirement for the construction of a new 4,212 square foot addition to the existing Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Base Building Structure, Garage and Building Renovation to serve Atlantic City International Airport, Pomona, New Jersey. The estimated procurement is between $1,600,000 and $1,900,000. The Standard Industrial Code for the procurement is 1542. The FAA will issue requests for offer on/or about February 12, 1998 to the following 5 pre-qualified offerors: Lighton Industries, Inc., Lakewood, NJ, Pipeline Construction, Inc., Ocean, NJ, Belcor Construction, Inc., Hackensack, NJ, Baumgardner Construction Co., Atlantic City, NJ, Railroad Construction Co. Inc., Paterson, NJ. Individuals interested in being pre-qualified for future projects should mail requests to the above address ATTN: Agapito C. Dadiz, AEA-55A. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department 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, 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 the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0040)

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