Flathead National Forest, Attn: Contracting, 1935 Third Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL RFQ R1-10-97-4 DUE 051397 POC Nola Rice/Barb Venturini, 406-758-5310/406-758-5318. The Flathead National Forest will be advertising a Request for Quotations for Hand Tree Thinning over variable terrain with bid items ranging in size from 90 to 110 acres totaling approx. 400 acres on the Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead County, Montana. Issue date, April 18, 1997. Contract time, all items to be completed October 31, 1997. Notice to Proceed estimated to be issued June 1, 1997. Prebid Tour scheduled for 8:30 a.m., May 1, 1997, at Swan Lake Ranger Station in Bigfork, Montana. If unable to attend, prospective quoters are encouraged to visit the project areas on their own. A Prospectus is available. For further information contact Joe Yates at 406/837-5081. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0084)

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