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Show NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER FOR SALE National Forest Timber Sale, Dixie National Forest, Swains Hollow Timber Sale, located in Sections 32 and 33, T38S, R7W; Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, T39S, R7W and Sections 11, 12, and 13 T39S, R8W; Salt Lake Base 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 July 26, 1984, to be followed immediately by ORAL BIDDING for an estimated 2725 MBF of pondorosa pine and others, 1243 MBF of Douglas-fir and 4642 MBF of white fir and other timber designed for cutting. The minimum acceptable bid for pon-derosa pine is $30.79 per MBF, Douglas-fir $26.43 per MBF and white fir $14.58 per MBF. Additional deposits required for slash disposal is $9.96 per MBF for all species. This is a tree measurement sale. Contract form 2400-6T will be used. The bid rates will be a 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 $9,300.00. In accordance with the National Forest Management Act of 1976, a bidder qualifying as a small business under the Small Business Act (as amended and the regulations issued thereunder) may elect at the time of sealed bid submission to have the Forest Service construct the included specific roads. If the bidder elects to have the Forest Service construct the roads, the price paid for the timber shall include the estimated construction cost, which is $160,495.70 as well as base rate value. Such roads will be constructed to the design classes and in accordance with drawings and specifications included in the sample contract. Purchaser Credit Limit is stated in the sample contract and is $132,682.00. Purchaser credits available at advertised rates are $121,866.20. Specified roads, whether constructed by the purchaser of the Forest Service shall be completed by 10 31 86 (final date for completion of all road construction). If the purchaser elects for " Government construction under Section 14 of the National Forest Management Act, and the Forest Service elects to perform the cwk sanction through contract, the project will be advertised and awarded under Federal Acquisition ' Regulations. The award of the timber sale contract will not be made unless either 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. Umber included in this contract is subject to the log export and substitution restrictions of 36 CFR 223.10. Bidders are required by 36 CFR 223.5 to complete a certification of Nonsubstitution of Timber Purchased (Part I of form FS-2400-43) and submit the information for the tributary area in part II of the form. Failure to do so, and or certify as to where and when part II was previously submitted to the Forest Service, will result in the bid being rejected as nonresponsive. Bidders are advised that violations of the domestic processing requirement contitute breach of contract and may result in contract cancellation, or in refusal to award timber sales to the violator, or debarment or suspension from bidding on future timber sales. If total bid value plus required deposits exceed one million dollars 1 ($1,000,000), and EEO compliance review shall be made to determine If the provisions of Excecutive Order 11246, as amended by Executive order 11375, have been complied with before award can be made. The high bidder whose bid is accepted must, within 30 days from receipt of written notification, furnish a cash deposit or provide effective purchaser credit in the amount of 10 percent of total bid value round to the nearest $100. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Full information con-cering the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be obtained from the District Ranger, Cedar City Ranger District, Cedar City, Utah or the Forest Supervisor, Cedar City, Utah. Published in the Garfield County News, June 21st and 28, 1984. |