Invitation for Bid - Fort Polk Timber Sale

FOREST PRODUCTS: Pine Sawtimber and Pulpwood (PAY-AS-CUT) TIME OF OPENING: 2:00 PM, Local Time DATE OF OPENING: 2 September 2021 PLACE OF OPENING: Forester's Office, Bldg. 2529, Ft. Polk, Louisiana BID DEPOSIT: $20,000 for Item 1 $20,000 for Item 2 $20,000 for Item 3 $35,000 for Item 4 $40,000 for Item 5 EXPIRATION DATE: 30 September 2022 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 +1 (555) 000-0000. 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 39, Peason 1 training area and Compartment 51, Peason 4 training area of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 146 acres of selectively marked pine pulpwood and pine sawtimber in Compartment 39 stands 11 and 20. HARVEST trees are marked in blue paint. The sale also consists of 112 acres of loblolly removals in Compartment 39 stand 13 and Compartment 51 stand 9. All loblolly pine pulpwood and sawtimber is to be removed. Trees banded in blue are LEAVE trees. This sale consists of a selectively marked volume of 690 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 134 MBF (Doyle scale) of standing sawtimber, and 22 tons of topwood. The loblolly removals contain a cruise volume of 582 tons of pine pulpwood, 281 MBF (Doyle scale) of pine sawtimber and 37 tons of topwood. The harvest area boundary for these stands are marked with white paint. Longleaf leave trees are banded in blue paint. These trees are not to be harvested. The harvest area boundary for these stands are marked with purple paint. Item 2: This sale is located in Compartment 30, Fullerton 4 training area of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 215 acres of selectively marked pine pulpwood and pine sawtimber in stand 7. Harvest trees are marked in purple paint. This stand contains a volume of 765 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 301 MBF (Doyle scale) of standing pine sawtimber, and 288 tons of topwood. The sale also consists of 35 acres of operator select thinning in stand 2. Operators are to remove pine pulpwood and sawtimber reducing the basal area to 60 square feet per acre. The stand has a cruise volume of 460 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 55 MBF (Doyle scale) of standing pine sawtimber, and 69 tons of topwood. There is a pitcher plant bog located adjacent to 2819 and within 6010. These areas are depicted on the attached map and should be avoided. The harvest area boundaries are marked with purple paint. Item 3: This sale is located in Compartments 83, 85, and 93 Kurthwood 2, 3, and 4 training areas of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 243 acres of loblolly pine first thinnings. Operators will remove every fifth row and thin between the rows reducing the stand basal area to 100 square feet per acre. This sale also consists of 235 acres of loblolly pine second thinnings. Operators will thin between the rows reducing the stand basal area to 80 square feet per acre. This sale consists of a volume of 12,091 tons of standing pine pulpwood. The corners of these stands are marked with purple paint. Item 4: This sale is located in Compartments 94, 95, and 96, Kurthwood 4 and Simpson 4 training areas of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 154 acres of loblolly pine pulpwood first thinnings which contains a volume of 5,643 tons. Operators will remove every fifth row and thin between the rows reducing the stand basal area to 100 square feet per acre. The exception is stand 12 in Compartment 95. The basal area of this first thinning stand will be reduced to 80 square feet per acre. This sale also consists of 506 acres of loblolly pine pulpwood second thinnings which contain a volume of 11,436 tons. Operators will thin between the rows reducing the stand basal area to 80 square feet per acre. The sale also consists of a 120 acre loblolly pine pulpwood removal in Compartment 95 stand 7. All pine pulpwood in the stand is to be harvested. All pine sawtimber is to be left. The stand contains a volume of 2,416 tons of pulpwood. The corners of these stands are marked with purple paint. Item 5: This sale is located in Compartments 95 and 96, Simpson 4 training area of Fort Polk. The sale consists of 332 acres of loblolly pine pulpwood and sawtimber thinnings. Operators will thin both sawtimber and pulpwood reducing the stand basal area to 80 square feet per acre. Stand basal area will be reduced to 60 square feet per acre in Compartment 95 stand 21 and Compartment 96 stand 17. The sale contains a volume of 4,987 tons of pulpwood, 616 MBF (Doyle Scale) of sawtimber, and 657 tons of topwood. The corners of these stands are marked with purple paint. Submission of Bids: a. 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. b. Bids will be enclosed in a sealed envelope which is marked and addressed as follows: SEALED BID TO BE OPENED TIME: 2:00 P.M., Local Time DATE: 2 September 2021 INVITATION FOR BIDS NO: DACA63-9-21-0633 TO: Director of Public Works Env. & Nat. Resources Management Division Natural Resources Mgmt. Branch 1843 23rd Street, Bldg. 2529 Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459