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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 (84 ACRES)

PINE SAWTIMBER – 1,354 Tons

PINE CHIP N SAW – 121 Tons

PINE PULPWOOD – 2211 Tons

HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 499 Tons

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 527 Tons

Tons of Chips (optional) – 0 Tons

Item 2 - TIMBER ON 2 BLOCK(s) (48 ACRES)

PINE SAWTIMBER -- 693 Tons

PINE CHIP N SAW – 3 Tons

PINE PULPWOOD – 630 Tons

HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 1050 Tons

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 893 Tons

Tons of Chips (optional) – 0Tons

Contract Period of Performance:

Item # one (1) Block # one (1) – All harvest operations including final site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be completed by 15 April 2025. No tree cutting 15 April to 30 June. 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) – All harvest operations including site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be completed by 15 April 2025. No tree cutting 15 April to 30 June. 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) – All harvest operations including site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be completed by 15 April 2024. No tree cutting 15 April to 30 June. 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 MONDAY 4 December 2023 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 14 December 2023 by the Acquisition, Management, and Disposal section, Real Estate District Forester at Environmental Conservation Office (DPW) 308 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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