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W -- SLASH PILING W/TRACT-MOUNTED EXCAVATIOR SOL RFQ R1-04-97-93 DUE 090297 POC Contact Contract Clerk (208) 765-7497 Slash piling with small track-mounted excavator, on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Boundary County, Idaho. Estimated 582 hours. Required horsepower -- minimum 30, maximum 40 with reach minimum of 11 feet from bucket teeth to center pin. Grapple MUST have hydraulically operated bucket and thumb. Start work approximately September 2, 1997 with contract time of 120 calendar days. See Notes 1 and 26. (0202)

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