Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44199-2060

Z -- Z -- UPGRADE BOAT HAULOUT FACILITIES SOL DTCG83-00-B-3AC159 DUE 032100 POC P. Korenchen, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6218, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email PKorenchen@CEUCleveland.uscg.mil -- P. Korenchen, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6218, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG83-00-B-3 AC159&LocID=256. E-MAIL: P. Korenchen, PKorenchen@CEUCleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to upgrade the boat haulout facilities at U. S. Coast Guard Base, Detroit, MI. Major work items include: demolition of the existing finger pier, construction of new steel finger piers, bulkhead reinforcement, concrete patching, miscellaneous waterfront work and furnish and install new marine travel lift. This procurement is estimated between $250K and $500K and is open to large and small businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC Code is 1629. Completion time is 180 DANTP. The bid opening date is approximate. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings will be available for download exclusively from the Internet in approximately thirty days, by accessing the U. S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland or the government-wide Electronic Posting System website at http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on these websites ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 02/02/00 (D-SN421130). (0033)

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