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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale one (1) item of standing timber on approximately 213 acres within two (2) blocks at Maine Army National Guard, Aroostook County, Maine. Approximately the following volumes to be harvested from within the designated block boundaries:

Butterfield Lake South Timber sale, timber is per unit – Contains within the harvest block approximately 3,229.63 Tons of designated Balsam Fir, 8,562.50 tons of Aspen, 467.20 tons of Mixed Hardwood, 445.25 tons of firewood, 2,242.90 tons Tamarack, and 2,381.70 tons other chipwood.

Item 1:

Butterfield Lake South Harvest Area 3 160 acres (Single-Tree-Selection 120 acres, Groups 25 acres, open areas no timber 15 acres).

BALSAM FIR – 2,182.25 TON

ASPEN (POPLAR) – 6,235 TON

MIXED HARDWOOD – 374.10 TON

FIREWOOD – 324.22 TON

TAMARACK – 1,870.50 TON

OTHER CHIPWOOD – 1,683.45 TON

Butterfield Lake South Harvest Area 4 53 acres (Single-Tree-Selection 48 acres, Groups 5 acres).

BALSAM FIR – 1,047.38 TON

ASPEN (POPLAR) – 2,327.50 TON

MIXED HARDWOOD – 93.10 TON

FIREWOOD – 121.03 TON

TAMARACK – 372.40 TON

OTHER CHIPWOOD – 698.25 TON

Contract Period of Performance:

Item # one (1) Butterfield Lake South Timber sale: All tree felling shall be complete by 31 May 2025, no tree felling shall occur from June 1 to October 31; tree skidding, processing, and hauling shall be complete 1 October 2025; and all site repair work as directed must be complete by 31 October 2025.

INSPECTION INVITED ON FRIDAY October 27, 2023, 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 9, 2023 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 other questions 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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