USDA -- Forest Service, 8901 Grand Ave. Place, Duluth, MN 55808-1102

F -- FUELS ABATEMENT WORK SOL R9-9-00-11 POC MN Shared Service Contracting Unit, 218-626-4364. Fuels abatement work (machine piling/crushing/chipping/firebreak construction) on the Gunflint Ranger District, Superior N.F., Cook County, MN. Some sites will be prepared for subsequent seeding or planting by the Forest Service. Multiple contract awards will result from this solicitation. The work to be accomplished is in areas affected by the July 4, 1999, wind storm. Dead, down and severly damaged trees will be treated. Healthy live trees would only be treated for operations or worker safety. Desired date for starting work is approximately June 15, 2000. Completion date varies depending on bid item. See numbered note #1. Posted 04/26/00 (W-SN448962). (0117)

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