ISSUE DATE: MARCH 28, 2002. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary to reconstruct the Winthrop Harbor Light #1, Winthrop, MA (Suffolk County). Work includes removing a five timber pile navigation aid and constructing a new four steel pile navigation aid with incidental work being required. The government will furnish one standard 5-foot square, 10-foot tall pipe tower for installation by the contractor. NAICS code is 234990, with a size standard of $28.5M. Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. Performance is estimated to be a total of 102 calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed, with approximately 7 days onsite. Solicitation packages will be available on MARCH 28, 2002, and may be accessed for download beginning on the date of issue at the following site: http://www.eps.gov . Any amendments issued will be posted on this web site. Solicitation documents are also available from RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Ave., Cranston, RI 02920. Fax your request for solicitation fee to RIBP at (401) 946-6550 and include credit card # and exp. date, along with solicitation number. RIBP accepts VISA, MasterCard, and American Express. Please do not call in requests. Your order will be shipped UPS unless you specify otherwise. Offerors are required to verify the number of amendments prior to bid due date through http://www.eps.gov , or with the Contracting Officer. The bid opening is scheduled for APRIL 29, 2002 at 2:00 pm. This acquisition is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is unrestricted. 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.

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