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Show NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER FOR SALE National Forest Timber Sale, Dixie National Forest, Pines Sale, located within T34S; R3W; T35S; R3 and 4W. Salt Lake Base and Meridian. Sealed Bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Federal Building, P.O. Box 580. Cedar City, Utah 84720. at 2 00 P M local time at the place of bid opening, on March 27. 1978, for an estimate 2719 M board feet of live ponderosa pine and other species of timber marked or otherwise designated for cutting The minimum acceptable bid per M board feet for ponderosa pine is 168 01 Additional deposit required for slash disposal is $3 44 per M board feet of all species The bid rales will be subject to adjustment during the period of the sale as provided for by the quarterly adjustment provisions of the timber sale contract Required bid guarantee is $5100 In accordance with the National Forest Management Act of 1976 a bidder qualifying as a small business unit- the Small Business Act, (as amended and the regulations issued thereunder ) may JCt at the time of sealed bid submission to have the Forest Service construct the included specified roads If the bidder elects to have the F'trest Ser vice construct the roads, the price paid for the Umber shall include the estimated construction cost which is SKt.264 Such road will I' constructed to the design classes and in accordance with drawings and specifications included in the sample contract Iurchascr Credit Limit is stated in the sample contract and is $72,691 Specified roads, whether constructed by the purchaser or the Forest Service shall be completed by December 31, 1978 (Final date for completion of all road construction. ) Koad Name & Numbered & Scheduled Completion Date Tom Best. 30117, December 31, 1978 Mud Springs, 30295, December 31, 1978 Airport, 30298.1. December 31. 1978 Campbell Meadow, 30297. December 31, 1978 Gravel Haul Road. December 31. 1978 If the purchaser elects to have the Forest Service construct the roads, the Forest Service intends to pertorm construction by contract When the Forest Service intends to construct the road through a contract, the award of the timber sale contract will not be made unless either a satisfactory road construction bid is received, or if Forest Service fails to receive such a bid within 120 days of opening timber sale bids, bidder agrees to perform road construction All included timber shall be given domestic processing Bidders are advised that violation of the domestic processing requirement constitutes breach of contract and may result in contract cancellation or in refusal to award timber sales to violator, or debarment or suspension from bidding on future timber sales. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and the . submission of bids should be obtained from the District Ranger. Powell Ranger District, Panguitch, Utah; or the Forest Supervisor, Federal Building, cedar City, Utah Published in the Garfield County News February 23 and March 2, 1978 |