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Y -- VOICE SWITCHING COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (VSCS), MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC, FA RMINGTON, MINNESOTA SOL DTFA14-95-B-33692 DUE 050295 POC Contact AGL-72 at (708)294-7232 for bid packages and planholders list. Provide all labor, materials, equipment & transportation necessary for site preparation in the Control Wing Basement for the VSCS at the Minneaplois Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), in Farmington, MN. Work consists of but is not limited to: (1) Provide new wall openings/penetrations; (2) Furnish & install circuit breakers & multipoint grounding system; (3) Remove/relocate existing ramp & aluminum handrails; (4) Remove/reinstall & add-on cable trays; (5) Furnish & install new raised floor system; (6) Furnish & install power panels; (7) Refeed existing panelboards; (8) Remove & reinstall existing double door; (9) miscellaneous related work as required, & indicated on the drawings and specifications. Bid range is between $100,000 to $250,000. SIC 1731. Solicitation will be available on or about 3/23/95. Bid opening date is anticipated to be 5/2/95. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned & disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital & 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 & payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a 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 & applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0059)

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