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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale one (1) item of standing timber on approximately 60 acres within one (1) block at Maine Army National Guard, Aroostook County, Maine. Approximately the following volumes to be harvested from within the designated block boundary:

Prime Beef Timber sale, timber is per unit – Contains within the harvest block approximately 70 Tons of designated Balsam Fir sawtimber, 32 cords of firewood, 1,262 tons of Aspen chipwood, 113 tons of hardwood pulpwood, 313 tons of softwood pulpwood, 489 tons Red Pine, 447 tons Tamarack, and 0 tons other chipwood – depending on how much chipping.

Item 1:

Prime Beef. 1 BLOCK (60 ACRES)

BALSAM FIR – 70 TON

ASPEN (POPLAR) CHIPWOOD – 1,262 TON

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 113 TON

SOFTWOOD PULPWOOD – 313 TON

RED PINE – 489 TON

TAMARACK – 447 TON

OTHER CHIPWOOD – 900 TON

Any additional designated Sawtimber products to be sold per unit (ton) scaled at the receiving sawmill and paid based 40% of the delivered price paid at the mill.

Any additional designated Non-Sawtimber products to be sold per unit (Cord/Ton) scaled at the receiving sawmill.

Contract Period of Performance:

Item # one (1) Prime Beef Timber sale: All tree felling shall be complete by 31 May 2023, no tree felling shall occur from June 1 to October 31; tree skidding, processing, and hauling shall be complete 1 October 2023; and all site repair work as directed must be complete by 31 October 2023.

INSPECTION INVITED ON FRIDAY October 21, 2022, AT 9:00 a.m. AN ADDITIONAL DATE AND TIME MAY BE AVAILABLE DEPENDING ON SCHEDULING AVAILABILITY Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. Thursday November 10, 2022 by the Acquisition, Management, and disposal section, real estate office, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, 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 either Mr. Andrew Willey for questions pertaining to bidding or the contract by phone at (757)201-7804 or Mr. Timothy Bickford at (207)430-5923 for further information on this standing timber sale prior to the week of bid opening.**Important please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME, mail it early if in doubt.**

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