05-2025BC02 (Conklin Fences) Timbersale

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry is soliciting bids for the sale of FSC and SFI certified sawtimber and pulpwood stumpage on 79 acres located on Conklin Road in Brown Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. The available timber includes 561.61 MBF of mostly Red Oak sawtimber and 104.32 HCF of Red Maple and mixed Oak pulpwood. The sale is organized into five blocks, with Block 1 required to be harvested first. The contract will be awarded to the highest qualified bidder, and the Department will not consider lump sum bids below the estimated minimum valuation of 243,939.11 dollars. Operational requirements mandate that all trees marked with yellow or red paint must be felled, while those marked with blue paint are reserved. Bidders must adhere to strict environmental and maintenance standards, including the daily removal of logging slash from the Indian trail, maintaining a 20-foot debris-free corridor around deer fences, and repairing any fence damage within one week. All haul roads, landings, and skid trails must be graded with water bars and retired within two weeks of completing the final block. Bids must be submitted electronically via Bid Express, accompanied by a 10,000 dollar bid deposit. Payments must be made to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the successful bidder must execute the Tree Estimate Timber Stumpage Sale Contract.