Description
This solicitation offers a timber stumpage sale of 225 acres of state forest land in Elk County, PA. The sale includes certified sawtimber and pulpwood, requires electronic bidding via Bid Express, and imposes strict environmental, safety, and certification requirements. Successful bidders must provide a $20,000 bid deposit, meet a minimum lump‑sum bid of $527,875.75, and furnish a performance deposit based on a percentage of the contract value. The contract runs until 31 May 2029 and includes mandatory road‑improvement, seeding, and logging obligations.
• 225‑acre parcel (Bird Box Loop Road, Jones Township) with detailed species inventory and volume (≈ 2,467 MBF sawtimber, 270 HCF pulpwood).
• Minimum bid $527,875.75; $20,000 bid deposit; performance deposit 10‑25 % of bid + road/seeding costs.
• Required work: logging of specified trees, construction of haul‑road improvements, seeding of disturbed areas, compliance with FSC/SFI certification, and adherence to quarantine & environmental restrictions.
• Deadline 10 Jun 2026 12:00 PM EDT; mandatory site tour on 12 May 2026 09:00 AM EDT; contract expires 31 May 2029.
• All bids must be submitted electronically through Bid Express; paper bids are no longer accepted after 31 Dec 2025.