Timber Sale Fort Walker, Bowling Green, VA No. DACA65-B-25-01

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Contract Opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale two (2) items of standing timber on approximately 132 acres within four (3) separate harvest blocks at Fort Walker, Bowling Green, VA 22427 of which approximately the following volumes to be harvested:

The sales are sold per Item by unit, harvested timber will be sold by WEIGHT by the ton.

Item 1 - TIMBER ON 1 BLOCK (32.4 ACRES)

PINE SAWTIMBER – 83 Tons

PINE CHIP N SAW – 1 Tons

PINE PULPWOOD – 19 Tons

HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 2716 Tons

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 491 Tons

Tons of Chips (optional) – 1852 Tons

Item 2 - TIMBER ON 1 BLOCK(s) (52.2 ACRES)

PINE SAWTIMBER -- 824 Tons

PINE CHIP N SAW – 1 Tons

PINE PULPWOOD – 317 Tons

HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 1639 Tons

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 732 Tons

Tons of Chips (optional) – 1954Tons

Item 3 - TIMBER ON 1 BLOCK(s) (20 ACRES)

PINE SAWTIMBER -- 306 Tons

PINE CHIP N SAW – 1 Tons

PINE PULPWOOD – 375 Tons

HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 522 Tons

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 355 Tons

Tons of Chips (optional) – 867Tons

Contract Period of Performance:

Item # one (1) Block # one (1), TA-20B – All harvest operations including; tree felling, skidding, processing at the log deck and hauling shall be completed by 1 April 2025, final site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be completed by 15 April 2025. No tree cutting 1 April to 14 November. Temporary closeout of skid trails should occur if the skid trail will be inactive for periods longer than seven (7) days or if a severe storm event is anticipated.

Item # two (2) Block # two (2), TA-20C – All harvest operations including; tree felling, skidding, processing at the log deck and hauling shall be completed by 1 April 2025, final site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be completed by 15 April 2025. No tree cutting 1 April to 14 November. Temporary closeout of skid trails should occur if the skid trail will be inactive for periods longer than seven (7) days or if a severe storm event is anticipated.

Item # two (2) Block # three (3), TA-6C – All harvest operations including; tree felling, skidding, processing at the log deck and hauling shall be completed by 1 April 2025, final site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be completed by 15 April 2025. No tree cutting 1 April to 14 November. Temporary closeout of skid trails should occur if the skid trail will be inactive for periods longer than seven (7) days or if a severe storm event is anticipated.

INSPECTION INVITED ON WEDNESDAY 23 October 2024 BEGINNING AT 9:00 a.m. FOR ACCESS TO HARVEST AREAS ARRANGE IN ADVANCE FOR FAVORABLE VETTING. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. Thursday 31 October 2024 by the Acquisition, Management, and Disposal section, Real Estate District Forester at Environmental Resources Office (DPW) Building 1406 18125 Rendezvous Drive Fort Walker, Bowling Green, VA, and then opened publicly.

Forms for use in submitting bids are attached within this posting as an Invitation for Bid link as a pdf file. This pdf file contains the terms and conditions of the sale, the procedure for submitting bids, and description of the timber all of which are contained in the attached Invitation for Bid form. **Always look for the most recent attached Invitation for Bid pdf as updates can be made to the invitation for bid should corrections be made or more information becomes available. **Interested parties may reach Mr. Andrew Willey for questions pertaining to bidding, the contract, or for further information on this standing timber sale prior to the week of bid opening by phone at (757) 201-7804. ** Important please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME **

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