Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City, Oregon 97814

F -- FUELS REDUCTION BY HELICOPTER REMOVAL OF TREES AND SLASH SOL R6-16-99-12 DUE 052699 POC Contracting Office, 541-523-1209 This solicitation is to secure services to improve forest health and reduce forest fuels on 637 acres on the Baker Ranger District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Work includes falling of dead and green trees > 9" DBH; thinning of < 9" DBH green trees; helicopter yarding of dead fiber trees, 5"-9" whole green trees and 9"-21" whole commercial green trees; log haul; biomass (slash) piling; helicopter landing restoration; thinning; and associated slash work. Work also includes of 4.60 miles of road reconstruction, of which 3.02 miles is to be built on a new location. Reconstruction on existing roads consists of minor clearing and subgrade widening, construction of drainage features, subgrade finishing, and surfacing. Reconstruction in relocated areas consists of clearing, excavation, drainage features, and spot surfacing. There will also be 1.58 miles of road obliteration, consisting of roadbed scarification, earth barricades, and road junction camoflaging. The project is located on the Baker Ranger District, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Baker County, Oregon. The estimated start work date is July 1, 1999. see Note 1. Posted 03/19/99 (W-SN310730). (0078)

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