Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm. 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060

Z -- PAVE AND INSTALL UNDERGROUND STORM SEWER AT USCG STATION CRISFIELD IN CRISFIELD, MD SOL DTCG83-96-Q-3WF018 DUE 112795. POC Karen Lebo, Telephone (216) 522-3934, ext. 532. Furnish all labor, materials, equipment to pave and install underground storm sewer at USCG Station Crisfield, MD. in accordance with the enclosed plans and specifications. Est. range is below $25K. Performance period is 85 DANTP. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED; ONLY WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE REQUESTOR WILL BE ACCEPTED (FAX #216-522-7107). ANTICIPATED BID OPENING DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 27 NOVEMBER 1995. PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO VERIFY THE BID OPENING DATE. The small business size standard for this contract is 1623 and the average size standard is $17.0 million. This is restricted to emerging small businesses only in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. Please call (216) 522-3954 ext. 745 and a description of the project, solicitation number and bid opening date will be provided. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. 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, 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 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 Assistant Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (278)

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