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

Z -- ATLANTIC BEACH, NC -- DREDGING AT USCG GROUP FORT MACON SOL DTCG83-00-Q-3WF257 DUE 063000 POC Pamela Komer, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-902-6216, Fax 216-902-6278, Email pkomer@ceucleveland.uscg.mil -- Pamela Komer, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-902-6216, Fax 216-902-6278, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG83-00-Q-3 WF257&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Pamela Komer, pkomer@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to dredging services (hydraulic or bucket) at U.S. Coast Guard Group Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, NC. Work includes but is not limited to the following: (1) Mobilization and demobilization; (2) Prepare the site to accept dredge spoils as indicated on the drawings. Site preparation work shall include earthwork within the limits indicated; placement of silt fencing; construction of a diked containment area, excavating and grading; laying inlet and outlet pipe; and constructing an adjustable drop box/spillway/weir, to regulate the flow of effluent; (3) Dredge approximately 700 CY of material from the area around the boat slip and boat haulout to provide a depth of _12.0 MLW and dispose of material in the designated disposal area. Provide unit price per 100 CY of additional dredge material (Option Item). All dredging work must be completed prior to 15 September 2000; (4) Perform pre and post dredge surveys stamped by a registered surveyor in the State of North Carolina. Surveys shall be used to compute the dredge quantity; and (5) Perform disposal area maintenance and finish work. Davis-Bacon Area Wage rates are applicable. The SIC Code is 1629 _ Dredging. The estimated range is between $25K -- $100K. All dredging activities shall be completed by 15 September 2000 all other work (including submittals etc.) shall be completed within three weeks after the completion of the dredging activities but no later than 6 October 2000. The Proposal due date will be o/a 6/30/00. A Bid Bond is not required. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. NOTE: SIC code 1629 _ Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet o/a 5/31/00, by accessing the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland or http://www.eps.gov . ATTN: 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 $1M. 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 05/15/00 (D-SN454831). (0136)

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