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

Z -- REPAIR DRAINAGE AT CAPEHART HOUSING, COOSBAY, OR SOL DTCG88-97-B-623829 DUE 072397 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Terry Leong Furnish all labor, labor, material and equipment necessary to repair the drainage at Capehart housing (units 1414, 1430, 1462, 1484, and 1442). Work includes regrading the site, placing new topsoil and sod over regraded area, installing or replacing storm drains, fabricating new frame and grating for the catch basin, and hydrojet the existing storm drains. Estimated range is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Performance period is 45 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipated bid issue date is 23 June, 1997. SIC Code for this procurement is 1623, Small Business size standard is small if its average annual receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $17.0 million. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX 510/535-7288). 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 (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. Loans are 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 the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the the contracting official listed above. (AC0603005-03) (0154)

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