Pay-As-Cut Timber Contract for Sam Rayburn Reservoir

FOREST PRODUCTS: Pine and Hardwood Timber (Pay-As-Cut) TIME OF OPENING: 2:00 PM, Local Time DATE OF OPENING: 30 March 2021 PLACE OF OPENING: Sam Rayburn Project Office, Jasper, Texas BID DEPOSIT: $20,000.00 for Item 1 EXPIRATION DATE: 31 December 2021 Inspection of sale area is invited between 8:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Arrange inspection with Mr. John Hamilton, Project Forester, telephone number +1 (555) 000-0000 or cell phone number +1 (555) 000-0000. Please call 24 hours in advance of desired time of inspection. Issued by: Fort Worth District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Address: Post Office Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Property located at: Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Town Bluff Lake Description of Sale Item 1: A. The timber offered for sale is located at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The timber in Item 1 consists of 92.5 acres adjacent to Jackson Hill Park located in San Augustine County, Texas. This area is owned by the Government in fee simple. B. Sale includes all unmarked merchantable pine and hardwood trees within the sale area, excluding Streamside Management Zones (SMZs) and Aesthetic Management Zones (AMZs). 948 seed trees (approximately 10 per acre) were marked by contract labor to leave as a seed source for regeneration of the timber stand. Native shortleaf pines were favored where available for seed trees. C. Estimate volumes are 1,354 tons of pine sawtimber, 312 tons of pine pulpwood, 1,306 tons of hardwood sawtimber, and 1,048 tons of hardwood pulpwood. THIS SALE IS FOR A PAY-AS-CUT CONTRACT. THE TIMBER IN THIS SALE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE PROJECT FORESTER. THE VOLUMES LISTED ARE NOT GURANTEED TO BE ACCURATE. THEY ARE FOR EVALUATING THE BIDS AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT. BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF IMPROPERLY WEIGHTED ON ANY PRODUCT. SEE THE ATTACHED TABLES TO REVIEW THE ACRES, AGE AND BASAL AREAS OF THE STANDS. 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, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. b. Bid deposits and original bid sheets should be delivered to Mr. John Hamilton, Project Forester, Sam Rayburn Reservoir Project Office, Jasper, Texas prior to the time and date of the bid opening or hand carried to the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Project Office the day of the opening. Bid deposits will be held until such time as the successful bidder has been selected. All bids shall be sealed in an envelope until such time as the bid opening time has occurred. Envelopes should be marked and addressed as follows: RETURN ADDRESS: SEALED BID TO BE OPENED TIME: 2:00 P.M., Local Time DATE: 30 March 2021 INVITATION FOR BIDS NO: DACW63-9-21-0529 TO: Project Forester ATTN: Mr. John Hamilton 7696 RR 255 West Jasper, TX 75951-9598