USDA Forest Service, Helena National Forest, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, Montana 59601

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL R1-12-97-004 POC Contact Point, Contracting, Kathy Kuharski, (406) 449-5201, ext. 210. Approximately 300 acres of hand tree thinning on the Lincoln, Townsend, and Helena RD's. The package will be available during the winter and bids will be due thirty (30) days after issuance. A pre-bid showing of the project will not be conducted. Persons interested in visiting the sites on their own may obtain directional information by contracting Donna Hawkins, (406) 362-4265 or Keith Leatherman, (406) 449-5490. Prospectus with preliminary maps is available. (0297)

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