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FOREST PRODUCTS: Pine Sawtimber and Pulpwood (PAY-AS-CUT) TIME OF OPENING: 2:00 PM, Local Time DATE OF OPENING: 14 January 2021 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: 14 January 2021 PLACE OF OPENING: Forester’s Office, Bldg. 2529, Ft. Polk, Louisiana BID DEPOSIT: $20,000 for Item 1 $28,000 for Item 2 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 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 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 Compartment 62, Cold Springs 1 training area, of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 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. Submission of Bids: 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. Bids will be enclosed in a sealed envelope which is marked and addressed as follows: RETURN ADDRESS SEALED BID TO BE OPENED: Fort Polk Louisiana TIME: 2:00 P.M., Local Time DATE: 14 January 2021 INVITATION FOR BIDS NO: DACA63-9-21-0523 TO: Director of Public Works Env. & Nat. Resources Management Division Natural Resources Mgmt. Branch 1843 23rd Street, Bldg. 2529 Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459