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

Z -- REROOFING AT AIR STATION ASTORIA, WARRINGTON, OR. SOL DTCG88-97-B-623078 DUE 121896 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams, 510/535-7219 REROOF THE HANGER BUILDING AND THE AVIATION STORAGE BUILDING AT AIRSTATION ASTORIA. Work includes but not limited to the following: (A) Demolition of existing roofing systems, including single ply roofing and 4-ply built up roofing; (B) Installation of new insulation, new modified bitumen roofing system and associated flashing. (C) Handling, remodeling and disposing of asbestos containing roof plies or mastics if found and replacement of wood roof deck. Estimated cost of this procurement is between $100,000 and $250,000. Performance period is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 18 NOV 96. SIC Code for this procurement is 1761, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual Receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $7.0 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage 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 accounts 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. (0306)

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