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Notice ID:DACA63-9-20-0567
FOREST PRODUCTS: Pine Sawtimber and Pulpwood (PAY-AS-CUT) TIME OF OPENING: 2:00 PM, Local Time DATE OF OPENING: 4 November 2020 PLACE OF OPENING: Forester’s Office, Bldg. 2529, Ft. Polk, Louisiana BID...
FOREST PRODUCTS: Pine Sawtimber and Pulpwood (PAY-AS-CUT) TIME OF OPENING: 2:00 PM, Local Time DATE OF OPENING: 4 November 2020 PLACE OF OPENING: Forester’s Office, Bldg. 2529, Ft. Polk, Louisiana BID DEPOSIT: $20,000 for Item 1 $36,000 for Item 2 $50,000 for Item 3 $50,000 for Item 4 $12,000 for Item 5 EXPIRATION DATE: 30 September 2021 Inspection invited between 8:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Arrange inspection with Mr. Mark Luttrell, Installation Forester, Fort Polk, telephone number 337-531-6174. Bidders are required to call 24 hours in advance of desired time of inspection. Issued by: Fort Worth District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Address: P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Property located at: Fort Polk, Louisiana Item 1: This sale is located in Compartment 12 on Fort Polk. The sale consists of 33 acres of pine pulpwood thinning in stand 7. Operators will select harvest trees reducing the basal to 80 square feet per acre. The stand has a volume of 926 tons of standing pulpwood. The sale also has 89 acres of pine pulpwood/sawtimber thinning in stands 1211 and 1212 with a volume of 392 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 181 tons of topwood, and 204 MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber. The sale also consists of a 64-acre loblolly pine removal in stand 18 with a volume of 193 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 174 tons of topwood, and 193 MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber. The harvest area boundary for these stands are marked with purple paint. All timber stands are marked with well-defined roadways or breaks. Item 2: This sale is located in Compartments 28 and 60 on Fort Polk. The sale consists of a 64-acre loblolly pine removal in Compartment 28 stand 19 (2819) with a volume of 398 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 186 tons of topwood, and 189 MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber. The sale also consists of 240 acres of pine pulpwood/sawtimber thinning in Compartment 60 stands 3 and 10 (6003, 6010). Operators will select harvest trees reducing the basal area to 50 square feet per acre in stand 3 and 40 square feet per acre in stand 10. These stands have a total volume of 1,730 tons of standing pulpwood, 584 tons of topwood and, 543 MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber. The harvest area boundary for these stands are marked with purple paint. All timber stands are marked with well-defined roadways or breaks. Item 3: This sale is located in Compartment 62, Cold Springs 1 training area, of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 142 acres of loblolly pine first thinnings in stands 4 and 33. Operators will remove every fifth row and thin between the rows reducing the stand basal area to 100 square feet per acre. The first thinning stands contain a volume of 4,820 tons of standing pine pulpwood. This sale also has 320 acres of second thinnings in stands 3 and 13. Operators will select harvest trees reducing the basal area to 80 square feet per acre. The second thinning stands contain a volume of 8,844 tons of standing pine pulpwood. The sale also contains 443 acres of thinning pine pulpwood and pine sawtimber in stands 7, 15, 30, 31, and 35. Operators will select harvest trees reducing the basal area to 60 square feet per acre. These stands contain a volume of 7,959 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 664 tons of topwood, and 403 MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber. The harvest area boundary for these stands are marked with purple paint. Item 4: This sale is located in Compartment 82, Kurthwood 2 training area, of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 787 acres of loblolly pine first thinnings. Operators will remove every fifth row and thin between the rows reducing the stand basal area to 100 square feet per acre. This sale consists of a volume of 33,594 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 25 MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber, and 85 tons of topwood. The harvest area boundary corners for these stands are marked with purple paint. Item 5: This sale is located in Compartment 84, Kurthwood 2 training area and Compartment 92, Kurthwood 3 training area, of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 228 acres of loblolly pine first thinnings in stands 8401, 8406, 9212 and 9214. Operators will remove every fifth row and thin between rows reducing the stand basal area to 100 square feet per acre. The first thinnings contain a volume of 4,901 tons of standing pine pulpwood. The sale also consists of 252 acres of second thinnings in stands 8408, 8409, 8414, 9202, and 9205. Operators will thin between rows reducing the stand basal area to 80 square feet per acre. The second thinnings contain a volume of 3,520 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 48 tons of standing pine sawtimber, and 19 tons of top wood. The harvest boundary corners for these stands are marked with purple paint. Submission of Bids: a. Sealed bids must be submitted on the bid form accompanying this invitation for bids and specifications of sale, or on exact copies thereof. Invitation and bid forms, or any additional information pertaining thereto, may be obtained from the District Engineer, Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Post Office Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. b. Bids will be enclosed in a sealed envelope which is marked and addressed as follows: RETURN ADDRESS SEALED BID TO BE OPENED TIME: 2:00 P.M., Local Time DATE: 4 November 2020 INVITATION FOR BIDS NO: DACA63-9-20-0567 TO: Director of Public Works Env. & Nat. Resources Management Division Natural Resources Mgmt. Branch 1843 23rd Street, Bldg. 2529 Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459
