USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- REPLACEMENT OF EASTERN POINT TOWER SOL DTCGG1-97-Q-3WK257 DUE 091097 POC Jodi Ruggiero, Contract Specialist, (401) 736-1785 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to replace the Eastern Point Tower at the USCG Station Gloucester, Gloucester, MA (Essex County). Work includes the demolition and removal of the existing four-legged steel skeletal tower and the erection of a new 120' self supporting skeletal steel antenna tower. The new tower shall be Government furnished. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. SIC Code 1791 applies. The Contractor shall have 45 calendar days from Notice of Proceed for completion of the project. Solicitation packages available on or about August 25, 1997, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Jodi Ruggiero. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks are to be made out to USCG. The due date for Receipt of Quotations is September 10, 1997. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 regarding the acquisition, call the Contracting Official listed above. (0218)

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