Pay-As-Cut Timber Sale at Fort Polk, Louisiana

FOREST PRODUCTS: Pine Sawtimber and Pulpwood (PAY-AS-CUT)TIME OF OPENING: 2:00 PM, Local TimeDATE OF OPENING: 14 January 2021PLACE OF OPENING: Forester’s Office, Bldg. 2529, Ft. Polk, LouisianaBID DEPOSIT: $20,000 for Item 1                        $28,000 for Item 2EXPIRATION DATE: 30 September 2021Inspection 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 337-531-6174. Bidders are required to call 24hours in advance of desired time of inspection.Issued by: Fort Worth District, U. S. Army Corps of EngineersAddress: P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102Property located at: Fort Polk, LouisianaItem 1: This sale is located in Compartment 62, Cold Springs 1 training area, ofFort Polk. The sale consists of 142 acres of loblolly pine first thinnings in stands 4and 33. Operators will remove every fifth row and thin between the rows reducingthe stand basal area to

100 square feet per acre. The first thinning stands containa volume of 4,820 tons of standing pine pulpwood. This sale also has 320 acresof second thinnings in stands 3 and 13. Operators will select harvest treesreducing the basal area to 80 square feet per acre. The second thinning standscontain a volume of 8,844 tons of standing pine pulpwood. The harvest areaboundary for these stands are marked with purple paint. All timber stands aremarked with well-defined roadways or breaks.Item 2: This sale is located in Compartment 62, Cold Springs 1 training area, ofFort Polk. The sale consists of 443 acres of thinning pine pulpwood and pinesawtimber in stands 7, 15, 30, 31, and 35. Operators will select harvest treesreducing the basal area to 60 square feet per acre. These stands contain avolume of 7,959 tons of standing pine pulpwood, 664 tons of topwood, and 403MBF (Doyle Scale) of standing pine sawtimber. The harvest area boundary forthese stands are marked with purple paint.Submission of Bids:Sealed bids must be submitted on the bid form accompanying thisinvitation for bids and specifications of sale, or on exact copies thereof. Invitationand bid forms, or any additional information pertaining thereto, may be obtainedfrom the District Engineer, Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Post Office Box17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300.Bids will be enclosed in a sealed envelope which is marked and addressed as follows:RETURN ADDRESSSEALED BID TO BE OPENED:Fort Polk LouisianaTIME: 2:00 P.M., Local TimeDATE: 14 January 2021INVITATION FOR BIDS NO: DACA63-9-21-0523TO:Director of Public WorksEnv. & Nat. Resources Management DivisionNatural Resources Mgmt. Branch1843 23rd Street, Bldg. 2529Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459