Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- PIER REPAIR AT GROUP SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA SOL DTCG88-95-B-623B71. DUE 072895. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams 510/535-7219. Pre-Solicitation Notice: To obtain a copy of this solicitation, submit written request along with a certified or cashiers check only in the amount of $25.00 per copy of the solicitation, to U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337, make checks payable to U.S. Coast Guard. The charge for this solicitation is Non-Refundable. Furnish all labor, materials and equipment necessary to repair the floating piers at Group San Francisco. Work includes removal of existing roof structure steel and wood piles and floating dock sections; placement of piestressed concrete and reinforced plastic piles; fabrication of concrete and wood floating docks; replacement of floating dock sections with new floating dock sections; replacement of lighting and shore tie fixtures and replacement of camels. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. Performance period is 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open to large and small business participation. The applicable SIC code is 1629. Small Business size standard is $17.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (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. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide acccounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. Anticipated bid issue date is 28 June 1995 with opening date 30 days later. (150)

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