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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale one (1) item of standing timber on approximately 124 acres within one (1) block at Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambursburg, PA Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Approximately the following volumes to be harvested from within the designated block boundary:

Letterkenny Army Depot FY23 Timber sale, timber is per unit – Contains within the harvest blocks approximately 26,387 Bf of designated Black Walnut, Black Cherry, & Shagbark Hickory sawtimber and 869 tons hardwood pulpwood.

Item 1:

2 BLOCKS (124 ACRES)

BLACK WALNUT, BLACK CHERRY, & SHAGBARK HICKORY – 26,387 Bf

HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 869 TON

All sawtimber to be sold by board foot.

All Non-Sawtimber products to be sold per unit (Ton) scaled at the receiving sawmill.

Contract Period of Performance:

Item # one (1) Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) FY23 Timber sale: Contract shall run from official Notice to Proceed and Performance Deposit collection through to 30 June, 2023, no tree felling shall occur after 28 April, 2023 all tree skidding, processing, and hauling shall be complete by 31 May, 2023; and all site repair work as directed must be complete by 30 June, 2023.

INSPECTION INVITED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. AND 3:00 P.M.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PRIOR TO FRIDAY November 25, 2022 Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday November 29, 2022 at the Letterkenny Army Depot Natural Resources Office, Building 14 (AMLD-EN) 1 Overcash Avenue Chambursburg, PA 17201-4150, then and there opened publicly.

Forms for use in submitting bids are attached within this posting as an Invitation for Bid link as a pdf file. This pdf file contains the terms and conditions of the sale, the procedure for submitting bids, and description of the timber all of which are contained in the attached Invitation for Bid form. **Always look for the most recent attached Invitation for Bid pdf as updates can be made to the invitation for bid should corrections be made or more information becomes available.**Interested parties may reach either Mr. Andrew Willey for questions pertaining to bidding or the contract by phone at (757)201-7804 or Mr. Craig Kindlin at (717) 267-8832 for further information on this standing timber sale prior to the week of bid opening.**Important please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME, mail it early if in doubt.**

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