Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro Center Boulevard, Warwick, RI, 02886

Z -- CONCRETE PAVING AT ANT BUOY STORAGE AREA, USCG STATION FIRE ISLAND, BABYLON, NY SOL DTCGG1-01-Q-3WK008 DUE 100600 POC Walter Norton, Contract Specialist, Phone (401)736-1761, Fax (401)736-1704, Email WNorton@CEUProvidence.USCG.mil -- James Adamo, Contracting Officer, Phone (401)736-1762, Fax (401)736-1704, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCGG1-01-Q-3WK008&LocID=492. E-MAIL: Walter Norton, WNorton@CEUProvidence.USCG.mil. ISSUE DATE: 09/12/00. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary for concrete paving at USCG ANT Buoy Storage area at USCG Station Fire Island, Babylon, NY (Suffolk County). Work includes, removal and disposal of top 14 inches of material in the existing buoy storage area, approximately 185 cubic yards of material. Removal and disposal of abandoned light pole. Delivery, spreading, and compacting of approximately 105 cubic yards of crushed gravel. Construction of forms and placement of wire reinforcement needed for new concrete pavement. Delivery, placement, and finishing of approximately 80 cubic yards of 4000 psi concrete. Removal of unused excavated material and incidental related work. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000 dollars. NAICS code is 235710 (Concrete Contractors). Solicitation packages to be available on 09/12/00. The due date for receipt of quotations is scheduled for 10/06/00 at close of business. Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings may be accessed for download beginning on the date of issue at the following site: http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to the solicitation will be posted solely on this web site. Companies not having the capability to download solicitation documents may refer to a list of printers on the CEU Providence web site at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceuprovidence. Printers on this list can download and print the information for a fee. A bidders list is no longer available. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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, payment and performance 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 available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Posted 08/22/00 (D-SN488823). (0235)

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