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

Z -- CHINCOTEAGUE, VA. REPLACE 6000 SQ FT OF ROOF SHINGLES, REMOVE ONE SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM AT USCG STA CHINCOTEAGUE, VA SOL DTCG83-00-Q-3WF271 POC Robert Kohler, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6221, Fax 216-902-6277, Email rkohler@ceucleveland.uscg.mil -- Opal Arnold, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-902-6219, Fax 216-902-6277, 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 WF271&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Robert Kohler, rkohler@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to replace approximately 6000 square feet of roof shingles and other related roof work. Remove one solar domestic hot water system from roof and related piping and hardware. Work to be performed at USCG Station Chincoteague, Chincoteague, Va. Performance period is 30 days after Notice to Proceed. The SIC code assigned is 1761. Size standard is 7.0 Mil. Estimated range of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. This solicitation can be downloaded from the USCG CEU website at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland on approximately June 30, 2000 or shortly thereafter. (Other solicitations, amendments, bid opening results and miscellaneous acquisition documents are also available at the above web-site). The Bid Opening date will be approximately July 31, 2000. This date is estimated and may change. In accordance with the Small Business Demonstration Program, this procurement is open to both large and small businesses. 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: Posted 05/25/00 (D-SN458811). (0146)

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